What does the future hold for UX researchers?

<h2>We&rsquo;re living in uncertain times but there&rsquo;s hope</h2> <p>The years 2022&ndash;2023 brought immense pressure and uncertainty for many tech employees who lost their jobs, many of them were UX researchers. With this uncertainty, it&rsquo;s sometimes hard to stay positive, and it definitely triggers a lot of self-reflection and attempts to understand &ldquo;What&rsquo;s next?&rdquo; for those of us who chose this career path.</p> <p>First, let me tell you that you&rsquo;re not alone.<br /> Based on recent conversations I&rsquo;ve had, many professionals who work in UX research ask themselves if they should change careers, or just rebrand themselves as professionals who can do more than just UX research.</p> <p>This article&rsquo;s purpose is to give you some clarity about possible and plausible scenarios for the UX research profession in the next few years. I used my strategic foresight and future-thinking skills and did a thorough analysis to get these results.</p> <p>Let me emphasize one more thing.<br /> I&rsquo;m not trying to predict the future. All this article is doing is exploring possibilities for the development of the UX research professional space based on some signals and drivers I collected over the course of the last months while giving everyone some hope and positive vibes.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s face it.<br /> After all, we all need some positivity in our lives right now.</p> <h2>My Method</h2> <p>I borrowed a few methods from a field called&nbsp;<a href="https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/future-thinking-and-design-thinking-simply-explained-d65716d67651" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Futures Thinking</a>&nbsp;(you can refer to&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/user-experience-design-1/the-role-of-generative-ai-in-speculative-design-and-futures-thinking-3a45cc75dbde" rel="noopener">one of my past articles</a>&nbsp;to see some other examples of use cases of Futures Thinking in design work). More specifically, I used a method called&nbsp;<a href="https://www.futuresplatform.com/blog/what-strategic-foresight" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Strategic Foresight</a>&nbsp;that can help us come up with potential future scenarios.</p> <p><a href="https://uxdesign.cc/what-does-the-future-hold-for-ux-researchers-c5db375a4d3e"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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