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Prepare a study

Describe your need

Step 1. State the problem, the decision the study informs, who to interview, your objectives and your hypotheses.

Up to date with v1.2.1Updated 17 October 20261 min read

The first step frames the whole study. The AI uses it to keep interviews focused, and the synthesis is organised around your objectives and hypotheses.

Step 1 of the demo study, with the coach's suggestions on the right.
Step 1 of the demo study, with the coach's suggestions on the right.
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The problem. One sentence. The info icon explains why each field matters.
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Objectives. Two to five, each starting with a verb.
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Coach suggestion. A proposed change, written for you.
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Apply. Writes the proposal into the field. Edit lets you change it first.
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Save indicator. Every change is saved automatically.

The five sections#

SectionWhat to writeExample from the demo
1. The problemIn one sentence, what is going wrong or what you do not understand.Our mobile checkout converts 40% less than desktop and we do not know why.
2. The decision to informWhat you or your client will decide thanks to this study.Choose, before the Q1 redesign, between a one-page checkout and fixing the current steps.
3. Who to interviewThe people whose experience matters for this decision. It also guides recruitment advice.Customers who bought on mobile in the last three months, some of whom abandoned a cart.
4. What you want to learnTwo to five objectives starting with a verb: understand, identify, assess.Identify the moments where customers hesitate or abandon.
5. HypothesesWhat you already believe and want to check.Unexpected delivery costs revealed late cause abandonment.

Write objectives and hypotheses#

  1. Add an item Select Add an objective or Add a hypothesis. Each item is numbered.
  2. Or ask the coach When a list is empty, Generate with the coach opens the coach and refreshes its suggestions. A suggestion can propose a complete list that you apply in one click.
  3. Remove an item Use the bin icon next to it.

Next step#

Prepare the questions: turn your objectives into topics for the AI to cover.