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Steve Portigal

@steveportigal.bsky.social

And now some personal news! My book Occupied Minds is for sale on Amazon!

I hope you’ll check it out. It’s only $2.99!

www.amazon.com/Occupied-Min...

A book cover depicting a nighttime scene with a man in green field under a blue sky with a mysterious light swirl. The cover reads Occupied Minds and Steve Portigal.

October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Steve Portigal

@steveportigal.bsky.social

Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent

PORTIGAL: Stop

e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · Aug 16

Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent

NIEDERMEYER: Not sure, but I'm pursuing other options in the short term

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · Aug 16

Your campaign slogan is your last name and the last text you sent

FINSTOCK: The 10 is already dogshit, I'm gonna be late

August 16, 2024 at 8:34 PM

Chicago Camps

@chicagocamps.bsky.social

💡 Master the Art of Interviewing Users with Steve Portigal! 💡

Explore key strategies in user interviews that bring out the best insights. Steve's session is a must-watch for any UX enthusiast or professional.

👀 Replay available! chicagocamps.org/2023/11/21/s...

November 22, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Fernando

@nandofer99.bsky.social

Entre Islandia-Belgica-Gales y Países Bajos-Inglaterra-Portigal, a ver cómo de difícil resulta el grupo de España en la Euro 2025.

#WEuro2025 #futfem

Fernando @nandofer99.bsky.social · Dec 4

#WEuro2025 #euro2015futfem

Solo paso por aquí para recordaros que el día 16 se sortean los grupos de la Eurocopa femenina.
Países Bajos, quizá el coco del bombo 3. Peligro si toca junto a Inglaterra.
Una buena combinación sería con Dinamarca y Bélgica, nuestras rivales en la fase de clasificación.

December 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM

Epoché Magazine

@epochemagazine.org

Issue #76 October 2024
“Diverse Thoughts on the Lightly Enlightened, circa 17th Century France, Part V”

by Trent Portigal

epochemagazine.org/76/diverse-t...

Diverse Thoughts on the Lightly Enlightened, circa 17th Century France, Part V

This is the fifth part of a series exploring currents of not-all-that-serious thought running through the Enlightenment, such as those associated with Saint-Évremond and the Knight of Méré. It is mode...

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November 23, 2024 at 4:35 PM

Steve Portigal

@steveportigal.bsky.social

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Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries | Rosenfeld Media

User research war stories are personal accounts of the challenges researchers encounter out in the field, where mishaps are inevitable, yet incredibly instructive. Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batterie...

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December 26, 2024 at 5:06 PM

J Montgomery

@jaymontgomery.bsky.social

DONT COME
DO NOT COME
CANCEL IT
EU, UK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA,
CZECHIA, POLAND, SWEDEN, PORTIGAL, SLOVAKIA, LITHUANIA,
MALTA, SPAIN, EUROPE,

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · Aug 6

The world's democracies should boycott the Trump Olympics.
Trump announces he will chair White House taskforce for 2028 LA Olympics
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Trump announces he will chair White House taskforce for 2028 LA Olympics

President, who has clashed with LA officials over Ice raids, says Games will be ‘wonderful moment for America’

www.theguardian.com

August 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Steve Portigal

@steveportigal.bsky.social

Thanks to Lauren Gibson and the team at Rally for having me on for an Ask Me Anything session about user research maturity. Here's the top takeaways, and the full recording is at youtu.be/esOWeMbnUCU

5 HIGHLIGHTS FROM *
Steve Portigal on what makes a research practice mature
Organizations change and evolve; there's no static point at which we become 'mature.' Ideally, we're always progressing towards more maturity in various aspects of our lives and careers.
Celebrating small steps and acknowledging tangible progress is key.
Everything is changing, and it doesn't always move in a linear direction, but the goal is continuous growth and development.
Research maturity isn't just about the research team; it's about the business overall maturing, with reporting structures changing accordingly.
The skills we need are not just technical; empathy, curiosity, and storytelling are crucial for impactful and significant research.
Creating visible success stories throughout the organization is essential for culture change, which happens slowly through relationships, time, and repetition.

June 18, 2024 at 3:24 PM

Dhairya Sathvara

@dhairyasathvara.bsky.social

Currently diving into User Interviews by Steve Portigal, and just a few pages in, it’s already shifting my perspective.

March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM

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@einenhabichnoch.bsky.social

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V.I.S.

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April 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM

Matthew Carlson

@dreamjar.bsky.social

Mr. Portigal! Hello!

June 2, 2023 at 6:21 PM

Mitch Melnick

@mitchmelnick.bsky.social

Thank you to music fans who packed La Grande Salle at Le 9e last Thursday for I Shall be Released: A Recreation of The Last Waltz. Full recap coming soon. Fantastic pre-concert American Thanksgiving meal at Île-de-France. And the musicians couldn’t have been better 🎸

December 3, 2024 at 2:35 PM

Frances Elizabeth

@onaagoshinanang.bsky.social

Time Out Market. #Lisbon #Misericórdia #Portigal #TimeOutMarket

November 15, 2024 at 9:32 PM

authorpcollins.bsky.social

@authorpcollins.bsky.social

#euronews #Spain #Portigal #france www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage

A nationwide power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity. Reports indicate issues with the European electric grid. This is what we know. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

April 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Xperienz

@xperienz.bsky.social

📘 Book of the month #October
👉 Interviewing Users (2nd Ed) by Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social

This classic book about unlocking the benefits and insights that interviewing users and customers can yield is back with a new edition, with sections about bias, remote research, and more.

October 3, 2023 at 9:53 AM

AARON uses the good SILVERSware

@cut.buzz

PORTIGAL, THE SIBLINGS WOULD BE AN AMAZING BAND

November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Strider

@strider-ms.bsky.social

I heard England and Hungary are the best starts.

That said I am gonna go for Portigal because I am not immune to national bias.

November 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Rosenfeld Media

@rosenfeldmedia.com

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Stacks of books on a table. A green banner with books in the background. At top a few of the stacks are "Validating Product Ideas," "Project Management for Humans," "Build Better Products," and "Interviewing Users".

People lined up at a table. Author Steve Portigal in grey jacket reaching out to take copy of "Doorbells, Danger, and Dead Batteries" to sign. Photo taken by Lou Aguilar at Advancing Research 2024.

Packed auditorium with blue seats and dark blue lighting. A crowd of people In the seats are raising their hands.

November 15, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Slobodan Brazikowski

@brazikowski.bsky.social

Der #Eigentor -Vergleich zwischen #EURO2021 und #EURO2024 ist spannend:

- bei beiden Turnieren gab es je 1 Eigentor im Eröffnungsspiel

- im 23. Spiel ( #PORGER 2021 / #TURPOR 2024) gab es jeweils Eigentore und in beiden Spielen war Portigal beteiligt

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