Dr. Gyles Morrison, a Clinical UX Strategist and former medical doctor, discusses how UX research can improve healthcare by addressing the realities of clinical practice, systemic bias, and complex care delivery. He explores why healthcare research must go above and beyond combining user research with population health data, workflow analysis, and an understanding of clinical systems to design products that patients and clinicians can actually adopt. Gyles also introduces his principle of "designing with discrimination in mind," arguing that digital health products should anticipate where bias enters clinical decision-making and deliberately shape workflows that make evidence-based care the easiest path to follow.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/gyles-morisson-challenges-of-user-research-in-healthcare

Episode highlights

00:01:50 - Unique aspects of user research in healthcare

00:05:33 - Example of complexity of user research in healthcare

00:12:33 - Motivation for work in healthcare

00:16:27 - The biggest problems in healthcare

00:12:16 - Care plans in healthcare

00:23:21 - A clinitial's mindset and subconscious bias

00:28:23 -  Communicating user research findings in healthcare

00:30:48 -  Final advice

About our guest

Dr. Gyles Morrison is a Clinical UX Strategist with 15 years of healthcare experience (as of 2026). Originally a doctor in the UK, he now works globally, aiding UX professionals and healthcare firms in crafting valuable products and services for clinicians and patients. His expertise spans digital therapeutics, healthcare behavior change, health equality, and UX strategy. Gyles also leads the Clinical UX Association, a worldwide community passionate about healthcare. As a UX mentor and career coach, he assists doctors transitioning from clinical practice to UX careers and delivers talks and workshops on career change, personal development, and personal branding. You can connect with him through his website or on LinkedIn.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Anfisa Bogomolova, a product designer and the host of Honest UX Talks, reflects on how AI is dissolving the boundaries between UX design and UX research. She explains how role expectations are shifting and what role she expects UX researchers to play in the future. She also muses on the form of future collaboration between UX research and design roles and gives wonderful advice for junior UX folks.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/anfisa-bogomolova-ux-design-vs-ux-research

Episode highlights

00:01:42 - Meet Anfisa

00:03:47 - Where is the line between UX design and UX research?

00:06:48 - What Anfisa values most in collaboration with researchers

00:09:29 - Getting a second perspective to reset your mindset

00:12:16 - The ideal cooperation

00:15:12 - Do UX researchers make good PMs?

00:16:21 - What should you learn from UX researchers?

00:18:45 - Radical curiosity

00:24:10 - Should UX designers do research?

00:26:08 - Final advice from Anfisa

About our guest

Anfisa is a Senior Product Designer with 14h of experience, a host of the Honest UX Talks podcast, and the founder of IntoUX.design, a community for designers who want to stand out on the market and land dream job.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Vitaly, the UX lead with the European Parliament and co-founder of Smashing Magazine, reflects on the messy reality of designing AI products and why UX matters more than ever in the age of artificial intelligence and AI agents. He also explores how and why many companies rush into implementing AI without addressing issues in their processes and systems and discusses the importance of trust, transparency, and guidance in designing AI products.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/vitaly-friedman-designing-ai-products

Episode highlights

00:01:56 - The confusing reality of 2026

00:03:54 - What are we doing with AI?

00:06:28 - Prompting and user experience

00:09:56 - AI is the next Internet

00:13:52 - Current state of AI

00:17:57 - The main problem with designing AI products

00:23:44 - How AI amplifies structural and data issues

00:31:12 - Final advice from Vitaly

About our guest

Vitaly loves beautiful content and does not give up easily. Born in Minsk, Belarus, he studied computer science and mathematics in Germany. While writing algebra proofs and preparing for software engineering at nights in the kitchen, at the same time he discovered passion for typography, interface design and writing.

After working as a freelance designer and developer for 6 years, he co-founded Smashing Magazine back in 2006, a leading online magazine for designers and developers. His curiosity drove him from interface design to front-end to performance optimization to accessibility and back to user experience over all the years.

Vitaly is the author, co-author and editor of Smashing Books , and a curator of Smashing Conferences. He is the UX lead with the European Parliament and Smashing Magazine and front-end/UX consultant in Europe and abroad, working with large and small companies and organizations like Haufe-Lexware, Axel-Springer and others.

He also runs Measure UX and Smart Interface Design Patterns, friendly video courses on UX and design patterns, along with a live UX training for passionate UX and product designers.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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This special episode is based on a webinar recording with Tadeas Adamjak, Head of Growth at UXtweak, where he shared the main findings from our AI in UX Research Revisited report. He talked about how stances on AI in our field have evolved in light of everyone’s deeper experiences with AI models, what common issues and concerns professionals have with the technology, and what the best use cases for AI in 2026 are.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Read the full report at:

https://blog.uxtweak.com/ai-in-ux-research-revisited/

Episode highlights

00:00:00 - Introducing the "AI in UX Research Revisited" report

00:04:00 - 2023 results

00:05:55 - 2023 vs 2025 answers

00:10:40 - How UX researcher experts are using AI

00:14:15 - Applying the human-AI workflow

00:16:25 - Major problems with AI

00:20:43 - The risk of UX theater

00:24:49 - How to showcase the value of human research to stakeholders

00:29:11 - Synthetic participants

00:30:46 - The future of UX research

About our guest

Tadeas Adamjak is a CX/UX consultant and Head of Growth at UXtweak, a UX research platform that supports hundreds of research, product, and design teams worldwide. He is also one of the team members behind industry initiatives, including the 'Dealing with Resistance to UX Research' report, 'AI in UX Research' report, and Research Recruities: Award for the Best Recruiting Stories.

🔎 Where to follow Tadeas

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadeas-adamjak/

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Leisa, former Head of Research and Insights at Atlassian, reflects on how AI is changing the UX research industry. She discusses how vibe-coding helps shift from traditional project sequencing to faster, more iterative build-measure-learn cycles and how that impacts the role of UX research in organisations. Leisa expounds on her positive attitude towards AI, saying that the unique value of researchers will shift toward filling the "judgment gap" with deep, longitudinal human observation that machines simply cannot replicate.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/leisa-reichelt-contextual-research-renaissance-in-ai-era

Episode highlights

00:01:47 - About Leisa

00:04:24 - Working in the UK government

00:07:39 - Research at Atlassian

00:09:56 - AI is the next Internet

00:14:18 - Sequencing in research is fading

00:20:01 - Role of UX researchers in 2026

00:24:12 - Maintaining UX research quality with AI

00:31:20 - Final thoughts

About our guest

Leisa Reichelt has spent two decades helping governments and organisations figure out what people actually need - and why that's so much harder than it sounds.

As Head of Research and Insights at the UK's Government Digital Service, she helped reshape how we think about user research for public services. Most recently, she led research at Atlassian. These days, she's a walking mid-2020's cliché - offering coaching for impactful research, getting hands-on vibecoding niche app ideas, and studying and making podcasts.

Leisa has particular obsessions with why well-intentioned systems so reliably make life harder for the people they're meant to serve and what the advance of AI means for UX Research.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Anne, an African-based UX researcher, talks about her transition from teaching into the tech scene, reflecting on how her focus on the well-being of individuals led her to UX research. She explores the silent harms of technology and how products are often designed to be addictive. She also offers UX researchers a valuable perspective on balancing business strategy with the responsibility of protecting users’ mental health.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/anne-njoroge-unspoken-dangers-of-technology

Episode highlights

00:01:09 - About Anne

00:05:57 - Being an African-centered designer

00:07:51 - Technology is never neutral

00:13:18 - Tech and education

00:15:43 - Silent harms of technology

00:19:19 - Arming the users with the right information

00:22:43 - Using technology to achieve goals

00:23:50 - Final thoughts

About our guest

Anne is a UX designer with a background in training, design, and business development in technology. She enjoys using research, storytelling, and thoughtful design to make complex systems easier to understand, especially in emerging and decentralized technologies where education and empathy really matter.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX.

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Danielle, a UX researcher at MasterCard, talks about the intersection of gender and user experience. She explains how users differ on 5 dimensions and how the differences in cognitive styles and problem-solving influence user interactions with products. Danielle also shares how she applies the GenderMag framework and inclusive research practices to improve the product experience for all user groups in FinTech.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/danielle-jernberg-improve-user-experience-for-everyone

Episode highlights

00:01:41 - About Danielle

00:03:19 - Danielle’s journey into FinTech as a UX researcher

00:05:15 - What is the GernderMag framework?

00:11:51 - Applying the GenderMag framework in FinTech

00:14:23 - GenderMag and gender biases

00:17:09 - How can applying GenderMag improve UX for everyone?

00:19:47 - Specifics of working in FinTech in Sweden

00:21:36 - Avoiding the wealth gap

About our guest

Danielle Jernberg is a Research Manager at Mastercard with nearly a decade of experience across digital product, UX, and user research. With a background in Psychology and Human–Computer Interaction, she has worked across fintech, finance, e-commerce, and consultancy, spanning leadership roles in digital product, technology commercialisation, and research.

Danielle specialises in turning complex qualitative and quantitative insights into clear strategic direction, partnering closely with product and design teams to champion evidence-based, human-centred decision-making at scale.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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Glauco, the Research Lead at N26, reflects on his transition from an individual contributor to a UX research leader and the mindset shifts that come with scaling impact through others. He discusses why deep, insightful research is no longer enough on its own, and why today’s researchers must balance slow, foundational work with fast, highly actionable outputs. Glauco also explores how AI can support UX leadership and how context, strategy, and personal research philosophy help shape strong, modern research teams.

👉 If you have any tips on fantastic speakers from across the globe, feedback, or any questions, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out to geekspodcast@uxtweak.com

🔎 Do you want to know more? Check out this episode at:

https://www.uxtweak.com/podcast/glauco-cavalheiro-navigating-ux-leadership

Episode highlights

00:01:51 - About Glauco

00:03:12 - Glauco’s journey to UX leadership

00:06:06 - Challenges of becoming a good UX leader

00:10:14 - Leading a research team at N26

00:16:00 - Fast vs slow track in UX research

00:21:41 - AI and UX leadership

About our guest

Glauco Cavalheiro is a user research manager at N26, where he leads an amazing team uncovering insights that shape the future of digital banking. Trained in applied social sciences, he brings a deep curiosity about human behaviour and attitudes to the world of product strategy. With 11 years of experience transitioning from individual contributor to research leader, Glauco is passionate about the craft of research - and building impactful research practices in fast-paced environments.

👉 Did you know that UXtweak also offers a series of webinars packed with practical knowledge for UX professionals? Check out the episode with Stéphanie Walter, where she talks about overcoming the challenges of enterprise UX: https://www.youtube.com/live/d9p4ShC_fMA?si=eYEl_S0UErpJiT4B

About this podcast:

Welcome to UX Research Geeks, where Tina Ličková, a researcher and strategist, talks with researchers from around the globe about topics that matter to them.

🐝 Brought to you by UXtweak, an all-in-one UX research software. Start your research for free at: https://www.uxtweak.com/ 👈

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