You can’t really have UX without research. No research means you’re not talking to your users, and in the absence of this conversation, who are you designing for? So it’s really important to dive deep into this field and learn why, what, how and when around research methods.
👉 [Stakeholder Interviews](https://adamfard.com/blog/stakeholder-interviews#:~:text=Stakeholder interviews are valuable research,Business goals.)
👉 Surveys
👉 [Contextual Inquiry](https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/process/user-research/contextual-inquiry-ux/#:~:text=In a contextual inquiry%2C the,habitat and context of use.)
👉 [Affinity Mapping](https://www.usertesting.com/blog/affinity-mapping#:~:text=Affinity mapping%2C sometimes also known,and group it by category.)
👉 Personas