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Prepare a study

Create a study

Describe your problem to the coach, get a proposed framing, adjust it and create the study.

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

A new study starts with a short conversation with the research coach. It asks a few questions, then proposes a framing that you edit before creating the study.

The New study page, with a first answer typed for the coach.
The New study page, with a first answer typed for the coach.
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The coach. It starts by asking you to describe your problem in one sentence.
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Your answer. Write as you would to a colleague. Press Enter or the arrow to send.
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Propose a framing. Available after your first answer.
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The framing. Appears here once proposed, ready to edit.

Create a study#

  1. Start On Studies, select New study.
  2. Describe your need Answer the coach in plain language. It asks about the decision the study informs, who to interview, what you already know and your constraints (timing, markets), usually one question at a time.
  3. Ask for a framing When you have answered, select Propose a framing. You can keep chatting and propose again later.
  4. Check the framing Edit any field (see the table below).
  5. Create Select Create the study. The study opens on Prepare the study, with your answers already filled in.

The proposed framing#

FieldWhat it holds
Study nameA short name. It appears on the participant page.
ClientThe brand the study is for. Participants see it in the welcome message and the consent screen.
The problemOne sentence: what goes wrong or what you do not understand.
Brand contextThree or four sentences the AI uses to understand the situation. Never read to participants.
Target interview length10, 15 or 20 minutes.
What you want to learnTwo to five objectives. Each becomes a section of the synthesis.
HypothesesWhat you already believe. The synthesis says whether each one is confirmed, refuted or unclear.

Everything stays editable after creation, in Describe your need, Prepare the questions and Launch the study.

Next step#

Describe your need: sharpen the problem, the decision and the objectives with the coach's help.