Here’s how I think about my impact on product teams.
I like to talk about my projects using this framework developed by Meta researchers, who did a 2020 study defining what research impact is. (Yep, some researchers did research about research!)
My research impacts product teams in three ways:
“What do we build next?”
What to build next?
Who to build for?
How far are we from “good”?
How do we get to “great”?
Influencing product strategy
Coming soon
“How do we make this better?”
How do we improve launch outcomes?
How do we maximise product success?
Should we continue building/launching this?
Informing product direction
“How do we apply what we learn?”
How do we make research more actionable?
How do we approach new methodologies?
Contributing to team success
Coming soon