Design Research Methods

Do you like to watch people? Do you enjoy exploring how people interact with and behave in the world? Do you…

Field notes are what comes together when you document your findings in the field. You will create field notes every time…

Focus groups produce group think… an aggregate view that results when participants in a like-group get together and chat about a…

Before you start talking with people and record their information, it’s imperative you tell them what you are up to and get…

Interviews are one of the most common methods used for qualitative research. There’s nothing like a great conversation with someone to learn about…

Guidance on how to write a literature review that introduces critical components of a design research topic.

Observing is one of the most fun parts of being a design researcher. Here are some tips to help as you…

Surveys are a necessary pain (if you need them). They can give you specific data, which is nice, but they also…

The research questions you write for a research endeavor aren’t just questions—they’re your research instruments. These questions will drastically frame the…