Research Templates
Research Methods & Templates
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Free, reusable research artefacts: interview guides, usability test plans, consent forms, survey banks, and synthesis boards.
Why it matters
Most research quality problems are protocol problems. A validated template prevents leading questions, missing consent, and unstructured synthesis.
Key principles
- Write the research question before the method; the method follows from what a decision actually requires.
- Always capture informed consent and a recording policy in writing - non-negotiable in regulated and clinical work.
- Pilot every guide with one participant before the real sessions; you will rewrite at least two questions.
- Separate observation from interpretation during synthesis, or your findings become your assumptions.
- Five participants surfaces most usability problems in a single homogeneous group; add a group, not more people, for a second segment.
Resources
Foundations, principles, tutorials, community Figma files, icon sets, and templates.