Quick Research Exercises

Gather meaningful user insights without lengthy research projects. These fast, effective methods help teams validate assumptions, understand user needs, and make informed decisions in hours or days—not weeks. From 5-minute usability tests to rapid customer interviews, you'll learn scrappy research techniques that any team can run, regardless of budget or timeline.

Exercises

Core activities to drive collaboration and results.

5-Minute User Interview

15.0 mins

Practice interviewing under pressure. Five minutes forces you to ask meaningful questions. Constraints reveal skill. You can't waste time on small tal...

A/B Test Design Studio

3 hours

A/B testing turns opinions into evidence. But poorly designed tests waste time. This exercise teaches you to design A/B tests that provide real answer...

Analytics Insights Mapping

2 hours

Analytics Insights Mapping helps teams visualize data relationships. It's a structured research exercise that promotes collaboration. Participants map...

Rapid Hypothesis Testing

3 hours

Test your riskiest assumptions in days, not months. Rapid hypothesis testing builds minimal experiments. Validate or invalidate beliefs before committ...

Research Synthesis & Affinity Mapping

3 hours

You've done the research. You're now facing hundreds of data points. Affinity mapping brings clarity. Cluster observations until themes emerge from th...

Stakeholder Interviews

3 hours

Stakeholder interviews reveal the hidden landscape of organizational dynamics. Understand priorities and constraints before they derail your project. ...

Usability Test Scenario Development

3 hours

Usability test scenarios are the scripts that guide participants. Good scenarios feel natural and surface real problems. Bad ones lead users and bias ...

User Flow Wireframing

2 hours

Map user journeys at low fidelity before debating visual design. User flow wireframing exposes steps to achieve goals, revealing gaps and friction. Mo...

User Needs Analysis

2 hours

User needs analysis cuts through stated wants to reveal actual needs. There's often a gap. Someone asking for a faster horse may need quicker transpor...

Value Discovery Session

2 hours

Value discovery helps teams understand what creates value for customers. It moves beyond feature lists. This exercise forces teams to think beyond "wh...