Strengthen Your User Research Superpowers to make an impact, influence stakeholders, and be a leader

UX'ers face several challenges, but we all have superpowers, and it's time to strengthen them. In this talk, Kuldeep will provide the 'WHAT,' the 'WHY,' and the 'HOW' to develop and use these superpowers. Kuldeep Kelkar is the author of this new book, 'Strengthen Your User Research Superpowers.' Similar to a deck of cards, Kuldeep will share 52 superpowers across 4 sections: (1) Strengthen Core (2) Nurture Organizational Engagement (3) Demonstrate Leadership (4) Elevate Expertise. Join this talk; it will be insightful and actionable.

September 18, 2024

9:00 pm

10:00 pm

PST

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Kuldeep Kelkar

Senior Partner, UXReactor

Kuldeep Kelkar has been a Silicon Valley User Experience practitioner and leader, working for and consulting with Start-Ups and Fortune 500 Enterprises. His journey with User Experience Design and Research began in the late 1990s, during the dot-com days. Kuldeep is a Partner at UXReactor. Before joining UXReactor, Kuldeep led Professional Services, Customer Success (Research Partners), Customer Education, and Support for User Zoom, now part of User Testing. For eight years, he and his talented research team delivered high-value research services, actionable insights, strategic consulting, and change management programs for User Zoom’s Fortune 500 customers. Kuldeep was PayPal’s first full-time User Researcher in 2004. He then led User Research globally and UX Design teams until 2014. He also led the User Experience Design practice for Tata Consultancy Services at the Santa Clara Design Studio from 2014 to 2015. Kuldeep holds a Master’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University, South Carolina.

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