Get ready for great user interviews
Looking for some tips on how to run successful user interviews? Get started with our discussion guide template!
It includes everything you need to plan and run your interviews, including where to find information and what questions to ask.
It also gives you suggested scripts and time blocks to structure your sessions. In this edition of the newsletter, we also explore:
🚀 How to achieve startup success with usability testing and research
✏️ The art of crafting clear questions for screener surveys
📝 Strategies for mastering note-taking during research sessions
🧐 A template for testing a product concept or feature
✨ What we’ve been inspired by recently
Navigate user interviews like a pro
A research discussion guide helps you stay on track during user interviews and gather valuable feedback.
Our article shows you how to create a discussion guide that fits your research goals. You’ll learn how to choose your research objective, write probing questions, and come up with helpful prompts.
With our help, you’ll be well on our way to conducting user interviews with confidence and ease. Read more.
Achieve startup success
Find out how to validate your startup idea and build a successful company from the ground up. Paul Cheek, the Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, shares insights on why usability testing and research are important for every startup's success. Read more.
How to write clear questions for UX screeners
Want to recruit the right people for your research? Adding a screener survey could be the answer. Learn how to write effective questions for UX screeners.
We'll give you tips and examples to help you get started. Read more.
Mastering note-taking for effective research
Learn essential strategies and tools for capturing valuable insights during your UX research sessions. From active listening techniques to digital note-taking tools, we’ll help you with the skills you need to streamline your research process and get actionable insights. Read more.
Trending template
Test a product concept or feature
This template will help you discover:
Reactions to your concept or feature idea.
Whether people can quickly comprehend the purpose, value, and functionality of the concept or feature.
How appealing the concept or feature is to potential users.
Any concerns about the product or concept.
What we're tuning into
📈 The rise of design engineering in UX
Experience design leader Vy Alechnavicius shares some interesting thoughts on the growth of design engineering as a discipline and its impact on user experience.
The video explores how UI and UX roles have evolved and explains where design engineering fits in. Vy also looks ahead to predict what these roles might look like in the future.
🤓 Learn how Indeed run their UX mentorship program
Kathryn Brookshier, UX Research Manager at Indeed, shares a practical three-step process for establishing a successful UX mentorship program. If you’re thinking of setting up something similar at your organization, check out this article – there are some really handy tips!
📖 User interview skills for designers & PMs
In this two-week course with Elizabeth Creighton, founder of Brazen UXDG, you'll learn to run successful user interviews.
Through interactive workshops, expert advice, hands-on practice, and personalized feedback, you'll develop the skills you need to plan, execute, analyze, and document your interviews effectively – so you can translate your hard work into evidence-based impact on product & design decisions.
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