#167 - Summer Throwback: Teresa Torres on Continuous Discovery Methods

#167 - Summer Throwback: Teresa Torres on Continuous Discovery Methods

Author: User Interviews May 29, 2025 Duration: 42:26

Welcome to Summer Throwbacks, where we revisit some of Awkward Silences' most memorable episodes.

This week brings back an evergreen conversation with Product Talk's Teresa Torres on continuous discovery methods. Since this episode first aired, more companies have brought non-researchers (such as Product Managers, Designers, and Developers) into the process. Continuous Discovery is a practical, repeatable, and accessible way to expose your team to the value of user insights and design research more broadly.

Continuous Discovery Resources


Awkward Silences is a conversation about the human side of building things. Hosts Erin May and Carol Guest, both VPs at User Interviews, don't just talk about theory-they get into the messy, real-world practice of talking to users and making sense of what they say. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the craft of user research, featuring candid chats with the practitioners who do this work every day. You'll hear stories about navigating tricky interviews, the weight of interpreting qualitative data, and how genuine understanding directly shapes better products and smarter business decisions. This isn't a dry lecture; it's a geeky, relatable dive into the questions and quiet moments that define UX research. The Awkward Silences podcast lives in the intersection of technology and business, focusing on the people and processes that connect them. Listen for practical insights, empathetic strategies, and the occasional shared laugh about the inevitable fumbles that come with trying to understand anyone. It’s for anyone who believes that building effectively starts with listening well.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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#124 - Defining a Research Strategy with Devin Harold of Capital One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:58
A solid UX research strategy serves as the compass that guides research ops and helps ensure repeatable success. But how do you envision, create, and execute a strategy that helps you achieve your goals in the most effec…
#123 - The Power of Atomic Research with Daniel Pidcock of Glean.ly [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:36
Maintaining a huge insights repository can be overwhelming. It’s even more difficult to extract the right insights from research findings. Atomic research is an approach developed concurrently by Tomer Sharon and Daniel…
#121 - The UX files: Top Moments from YouX 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:06
YouX 2023 is a wrap! No big deal, just us and 3500 other UX-obsessed friends. The half-day virtual event featured breakout sessions and presentations conducted by some of the brightest minds in UX, who covered a number o…
#120- Building a Healthy Research Culture with Mike Oren of Klaviyo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:20
Whether you are a team of one or one hundred, cultivating a healthy research culture starts with strong leadership. Strong leadership encourages UXR teams to promote better research practices across teams and manage heal…
#118- The Product Launch Playbook with Derek Osgood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:47
According to Derek Osgood, it takes a "great product and product marketing collaboration" to get people to adopt products. But with such a small window of opportunity and many moving parts, it's easy to get it wrong. So…
#117 - Understanding Growth Research with Carlos Tellez of Nubank [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:24
Erin May, John Henry Forster, and Carlos Tellez, Growth Research Manager at Nubank, get to the bottom of growth research. This episode is focused on two of Erin's favorite things – optimization and research. They discuss…
#115 - Optimizing In-Product Research with Ryan Glasgow of Sprig [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:47
In this episode of Awkward Silences, hosts Erin May and John Henry Forster welcome Ryan Glasgow, CEO of Sprig, to discuss the importance of in-product research. They dive into Sprig’s generative and evaluative research t…