User interviews
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User interviews help uncover underlying user needs by allowing you to understand the user's perspective and experience. It is important to earn the user's trust by being transparent about your intent, asking open-ended questions without assumptions, and attending to both verbal and nonverbal cues. Asking follow up "why" questions can help reveal the user's deeper motivations, concerns, and pain points.
User interviews
- 2. WHEN NEEDED RATIONALE USER INTERVIEWS Helps to familiarize yourself with the topic from a user point of view Allows you to zoom in on the user’s experiences, issues and questions Gives you the opportunity to listen for underlying rationale, motivations, needs and concerns of the user I want to know what more the user has to say about this I want to know how the user feels I need to understand the user’s underlying motives 2
- 3. ESSENCE POINTERS USER INTERVIEWS Earn the trust of the user to jointly explore and articulate user needs Explain your intent; be honest and transparent Ask very open (vs. closed) questions; avoid any upfront assumptions E.g., do not ask “how does economic crisis impact you” - instead ask: “what possible crises appear in your life?” Attend to the ‘whole person’: listen to words, but as importantly, register body language and emotions Earn trust by taking the user serious, acknowledging emotions, holding back judgment. Do not sympathize - it will bias interview results Ask consecutive WHY questions to uncover underlying rationale, beliefs and pain points 3