{"product_id":"user-experience-research-isbn-9781119884217","title":"User Experience Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fuzzy Front End Gets Demystified in This Next-Generation User Research Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first phase of the design thinking process is arguably the most crucial, as this is when human insights are leveraged to define value for customers.  Yet this so-called \"empathize\" phase is often deemed optional or is executed poorly. This degrades the entire innovation process that follows by permitting preexisting biases and guesswork that make value creation a precarious bet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUser Experience Research: Discover What Customers Really Want\u003c\/i\u003e, a human factors psychologist and an industrial designer have devised a foolproof first phase that addresses the shortcomings of the design thinking process. Based on their forty years of generative research experience in multiple industries, this is the definitive guide to user experience research. This repeatable approach is grounded in six key principles that connects users’ desired emotional states to an actionable articulation of an experience. It also provides guidance on creating ideal experience frameworks that communicate clearly with all stakeholders, from business leaders to design practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUser Experience Research: Discover What Customers Really Want \u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable, fully illustrated, step-by-step manual for anyone seeking a more predictable pathway to the design of new or improved experiences that users truly desire and would find valuable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Design Thinking Process 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Six Key Principles for 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuccessful User Research 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking Experiences Actionable 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA User-Driven Perspective on Design Thinking 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Value: What People Really Want 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal Experience Research 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoosing a Research Approach 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefine Your Research Objectives 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect a Research Approach 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the End Deliverable 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding Your Target User 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify Participation Criteria 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate a Screener 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFind Your Participants 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaving Effective Conversations Conducting Research 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulate Your Questions 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate a Discussion Guide 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConduct Interviews 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCapturing Clear Data 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure Your Data 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse a Spreadsheet Tool 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Good Notes  106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescribing Experiences With Stimuli 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstand the Applications of Collaging 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrepare Collage Exercises 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConduct Collage Exercises 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding the Situations of Use 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to Contextual Inquiry 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Documentation Options 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConduct an Efficient \u0026amp; Effective Inquiry 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConducting Research 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrepare for the Study 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinalize Your Setup 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolidify the Approach 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding the Big Ideas 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCode the Data 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify Themes 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthesize Themes 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTelling the Story of the Future 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModel Experiences 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Sourcebooks 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Storyboards 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARTY GAGE \u0026amp; SPENCER MURRELL:\u003c\/b\u003e Marty, a human factors psychologist and Spencer, an industrial designer, have partnered together over the last thirty years to develop a method to understand people’s dreams for the future and translate those insights into actionable and inspirational design criteria. The Ideal Experience method has proven success with Fortune 500 clients in medical products, consumer packaged goods, automotive, consumer electronics, retail, financial services, and business products and services. This book is their legacy to the profession. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for User Experience Research \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The content and design are so well done! \u003ci\u003eUser Experience Research\u003c\/i\u003e reminds me of all the amazing things I learned during my time at Lextant—countless things that frame how I think about product development. So many researchers (not to mention designers, product managers, and engineers) would benefit from this.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jessica Owen,\u003c\/b\u003e Senior User Researcher, Meta  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Current user research tools have proven to be ineffective in informing the business decision-making process. This book gives you a step-by-step proven process on how to transform user information into customer insights and how to use these insights to inform innovative value-generating business decisions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Victor Ermoli,\u003c\/b\u003e Dean of the School of Design, Savannah College of Art and Design  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The research approach described in \u003ci\u003eUser Experience Research\u003c\/i\u003e produced the most transformative work I have seen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rob Moser,\u003c\/b\u003e Global Head of Experience Design, Ford Next  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Ideal Experience approach has the longest shelf life of all UX Research methods. I am still using the insights from the Ideal Collaboration project we did with Lextant over a decade ago. Marty and Spencer offer a methodology that will raise the quality of your thinking, not just the quality of your research.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Lada Gorlenko,\u003c\/b\u003e Senior Director of Research, MURAL; Co-Founder, Board of Directors, IxDA  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Humanity’s well-being rests to an astonishing degree in the hands of those who research, interpret, and design our experiences of moments, objects, events, and environments. Yet, many of the design industry’s methods and practices have failed this consequential obligation. In one simple, holistic framework, Gage and Murrell have broken through this impasse by marrying humans’ ideal states of being and their correlated design attributes. 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