What Winning the Lottery Taught Me About Team Preparedness and Research Continuity

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What Winning the Lottery Taught Me About Team Preparedness and Research Continuity

29 Apr, 16:00 - 16:30 (UTC) - Main Stage

Enabling the Team
UXDX Community: Luck, Trust & Design: Building Resilient Teams & Secure Interfaces 2025

Are you prepared for the unexpected? What if a sudden opportunity took you away from your work tomorrow—could your team seamlessly continue your projects?

Join Madeline to learn how to future-proof your research initiatives and prepare your team for any situation. She will share her personal journey of an unplanned parental leave when she won the adoption lottery, and how she set her team up to successfully continue her research in her unexpected absence.

You’ll leave this talk with a research plan framework and practical examples to help you effectively document your work, ensuring continuity and boosting team efficiency.

Madeline E. Smith

Madeline E. Smith, Lead UX Researcher,Cisco Systems Inc