Nov 4, 2016

Issue #23: Getting better at presenting research data and findings

By Jonathan Kochis • Issue #23 • View online

Hi Everyone! A goal of mine is to continually improve how we share research findings, data, and insights with our clients and the team here at Res. Large reports have a place but aren’t compelling. Brief overviews are easy-to-digest but might miss important details for the sake of brevity. In this issue I’ve assembled articles on how to present research through storytelling, how conversational experiences provide value when sharing data, and a better way to document and share usability testing results.

Enjoy!

- Jonathan

Sharing Data and Findings

Get the most out of your research with storytelling

I love the part about using post-its to build a storyboard of your research presentation. I’ve done this for non-research presentations and like how it helps with flow and structure. Overall, this article does a great job of highlighting the importance of being people-friendly when sharing research findings.

blog.intercom.com • Share

Die Dashboards Die! Why Conversations Will Reinvent Software

After reading the storytelling post above you’ll be able to make an immediate connection between how the author describes the value of enterprise software in this post and what our research (well, and strategy) presentations should achieve:

What’s important? (Surface relevant information)
What do I do next? (Support decision making)
How do I do it? (Facilitate action)

medium.com • Share

The Powerful Fix to the Usability Testing Process

This post highlights the challenges with recording and presenting usability testing findings. The author’s solution is simple but seems effective. Sharing findings in a format that makes it easy to identify recurring usability hurdles is critical.

medium.theuxblog.com • Share

Collaborative Sketching

I talk about this often, but we recently completed a collaborative sketching session as part of a project kick-off session. Select the image above (sketches from a session this week) for a post on using sketching to generate ideas.

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