How To Measure Career Impact AMA with Nikki Anderson

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You can't prove your impact if you can't see the numbers.

Most designers & researchers are stuck:

→ You can't quantify what you deliver
→ You're blocked from the data
→ Your work feels invisible

Somehow, career conversations get awkward, fast.

Sound familiar?

Nikki Anderson is joining me on The Design of Everyday People for a career impact AMA.

We're covering:

1. How to measure impact without data access
2. Tracking contributions without controlling the numbers
3. Building a case for your work that actually lands

Nikki runs The User Research Strategist. She's coached researchers at Google, Amazon, Meta, and Spotify, and helps teams turn insights into decisions that move the business.

If you're tired of feeling like your work disappears into the void...

This one's for you.

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📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED

∗ UX Playbook - https://uxplaybook.org/
∗ Nikki’s template for impact tracking: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
∗ Nikki’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Impact-complet...

🔗 CONNECT WITH NIKKI

📩 Newsletter - https://www.userresearchstrategist.com
👥 LinkedIn -   / nikkianderson-ux  
💻 Website - https://www.dropinresearch.com/
📸 Instagram -   / uxresearchacademy  
🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/productherapist

🔗 CONNECT WITH CHRIS

📩 Newsletter - https://newsletter.uxplaybook.org/
👥 LinkedIn -   / uxchrisnguyen  
💻 Website - https://cjh.design/
📸 Instagram -   / uxchrisnguyen  
🧵 Threads - https://www.threads.net/@uxchrisnguyen
🎥 YouTube -    / @uxchrisnguyen  
🐦 Twitter - https://x.com/uxchrisnguyen
🎙️ Podcast - https://live.uxplaybook.org

🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST

The Design of Everyday People is the bi-monthly Live that delves into the minds of design experts on different topics to help folks level up their careers and answer all the burning questions you may have during a live Q&A event.

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⌚️TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro
04:00 Introduction About Nikki Anderson
06:00 Topic Covered
07:38 Why Is Measuring Career Impact Important?
10:25 How Do You Start Measuring Career Impact?
17:47 What Tools Do You Use to Track Career Impact?
19:57 How To Measure Impact Without Data Access
25:27 Showing Impact Without Metrics: Input-Based Ideas
27:27 Tracking Contributions Without Controlling The Numbers
32:54 Measuring Impact In Consulting Projects
37:24 Showing Impact In Side Projects & Student Work
41:33 Choosing Which Impact Matters Later In Your Career
45:19 Talking About Impact Under Tight Timelines
50:02 Becoming A User Researcher in 2026
57:08 The User Research Strategist
01:01:02 Wrap Up