RESEARCH & DISCOVERY CARD (tool)
Brief description
Every challenge is different, take some time to develop a plan that is costume made for your challenge. This card will help you plan.
Step
Empathize
Input
Challenge (Project Scope and Brief)
Output
Research and Discovery Plan
Time
30 min to 1 hr
Difficulty
2/5
People
2 – 5 (participants)
Quick Guide
- Start with questions that you want to answer
- Do “questions storming” with your team
- Decide how to explore the data
- Assess what data already exists (secondary research)
- Identify what data must be answer during the discovery activities
Benefits
- Will help you plan how you will work.
- Identify how you will gather data to inform your work.
- Establishes a basis for the team.
- Gives an organization and sense of direction for research and discovery activities.
Helpful Tips
- Keep the questions broad and exploratory. Later, you will create a conversation guide with the specific questions.
- When possible start with data the you already have.
- Think about other situations you could explore, perhaps a similar challenge was faced. Explore what you can learn from the similar challenge.
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