Chris Geison

" Stakeholder interviews shouldn’t be the only thing democratized—there’s a whole breadth of methodologies to consider. "

" You don’t have to be a seasoned expert; having the nub of a good idea is often exactly what we’re looking for. "

" The talks today start more societal and foundational and end with advancing our day-to-day research practice. "

" Participatory research, decolonization, and research justice are vital to fulfilling our promise as a human-centered discipline. "

" If we frame research as a way to measure how not capable you are, people are going to be afraid. "

" Stakeholder engagement can be seen as a ladder, from receiving research videos to diving in as co-researchers. "

" You have a strategy either by design or by default, and the default is usually whatever is most politically expedient. "

" There is always more research to do than there are people to do it, so prioritization is a core question of research strategy. "