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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Something not on the site




Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Hi, I’m Nate Bolt
                   Author, Remote Research
                   President, Bolt | Peters
                   Time lapse addict

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SF TO PARIS IN TWO MINUTES




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Morgan Holtzer
                   Project Manager,
                   Web Group, Digital Media
                   The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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What are ways
                             companies conduct
                                research?



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oh                        60 years ago
          ai ,
                 f ay
                         e




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20 years ago


         us e r
    re s e
           a rcb
     tool
           s




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1995




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Decision Theory & Adaptive
      Systems Group




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“Misunderstood animated
                         pedagogical agent or spawn of
                         Satan?”




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Bad Research




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1)Hypothetical Questions
                  2)A False Premise
                  3)Opinions are worthless




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Never Ask People
                     “Would you use this?”



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Good Research
                             Investigate current behavior




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Dead Tomato Society




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Plain, Spicy, Extra Chunky




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"It used to be that the way to
                             find out what people wanted
                                to eat was to ask them."




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Good Research




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1) Contextual
                             2) Time-aware
                             3) Behavioral



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Screw Surveys




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Sprint to a
                       functional prototype



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A functional prototype
                can be a static site, low
                 fidelity mock, paper
                prototype, index cards,
                           …

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…but use real data.




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Iterate




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Good Research




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1) Sprint to the testable.
             2) Iterate.




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People lie less
                               at home



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Since 2007




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Can tools make us better
                            researchers?




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What we did for
                                  Rdio

                   •GoToMeeting: 5 users (moderated)
                   •UserTesting.com: 10 users (self-
                             moderated)

                   •Usabilla: 50 users (automated)
                   •Ethnio: 468 recruits
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What we did for
                    Volkswagen, Esurance,
                     and a Large Retailer

                   •$50 Webcam
                   •Free Ustream account
                   •Observed mobile users in-store and in a
                             lab


Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Good Research




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1) Mix online tools
             2) Stream research live




Tuesday, November 15, 2011
For the rest of us,
                             we have to avoid
                               the big myth



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The Myth:
                Geniuses have genius ideas
                  that turn into genius
                        products.



Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The Truth:
                    Great Ideas come from
                      Other Great Ideas



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More Truth:
                       Imaginative research
                        facilitates invention.



Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Research customers
                           the right way

              •expand notion of what research is
              •build
              •behavior
              •time-aware


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tech!nol!o!guy




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1829



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1817



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What Makes Beautiful Science?




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The Process




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What Makes Beautiful Art?




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Authenticity




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What Makes Beautiful Technology?




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The Experience




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What the Fuck is That?




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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
EVERYONE WANTS TO
                MAKE A DIFFERENCE
                BUT RESEARCH DOESN’T GUARANTEE ANYTHING




Tuesday, November 15, 2011
“BUILD
                  STUFF
                 THAT’S
                 COOL”

                             Peter Merholz | Adaptive Path
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
“USABILITY
      TESTING IS
      A PATH TO
       FAILURE”

                             Todd Wilkens | Adaptive Path
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SO WHAT DO WE DO?




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Tony Fadell




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Tony Fadell




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“ Every person on the team
                               should be treated like an artist. ”

                                                    - Tony Fadell



Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Edwin H. Land




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Edwin H. Land




Tuesday, November 15, 2011
“ Market research is what you do
                               when your product isn’t any
                               good. ”

                                             - Edwin H. Land



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Some thoughts on analytics

          What do helicopters do in action movies?




                                      Explode




Tuesday, November 15, 2011
nate@boltpeters.com
                                 @boltron




Tuesday, November 15, 2011

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