What do prioritizing & democratizing research have in common? No, it's not going to be a joke. :) Fascinatingly enough, research roadmapping. It just so happens that having a strong research planning practice has a profoundly positive impact on both. To understand why, I sat down with Mariann Lowery, who held positions like UX Research Lead @ Stack Overflow & senior qualitative researcher / research consultant @ Ipsos. We explored how the research roadmapping process was set up at Stack Overflow and how it retained flexibility. Continuous research being a popular theme, we also looked at how it can co-exist in a symbiotic way with a research roadmap.