--- title: "How To Run UX Research Without Access To Users — Smashing Magazine" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-run-ux-research-without-access-to-users-smashing-magazine-tc0aqsxtq source_url: https://smashingmagazine.com/2024/05/how-run-ux-research-without-access-users/ type: article source: "Smashing Magazine" published: 2024-05-07T15:58:28.562Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:03:37.463Z tags: ["ux", "sales", "design-patterns"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How To Run UX Research Without Access To Users — Smashing Magazine **[Smashing Magazine](https://daily.dev/sources/smashing)** · 6 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Discover workarounds for conducting UX research without direct access to users, such as gathering insights from colleagues close to customers and observing users in their workplaces. Make a strong case for UX research by explaining its value and requesting small but steady commitments from stakeholders. Multiple resources like search logs, Jira backlogs, and support tickets can also provide valuable insights. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#sales](https://daily.dev/tags/sales), [#design-patterns](https://daily.dev/tags/design-patterns) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-run-ux-research-without-access-to-users-smashing-magazine-tc0aqsxtq)