Daniele Catalanotto

Daniele Catalanotto

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Should I collect more data?

In short: No. Less data means less work in the future, it's easier to synthesize and makes it easier from a legal perspective.

Where can I find sample interviews to train my note-taking skills?

Sample user interview transcripts These are publicly available interview transcripts that can help you train your interview analysis and coding skills. On the Sage Publishing website, you can find three sample interview transcripts from The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers Third Edition by Johnny Saldaña. Discover the three interviews An

How do you take notes during user interviews?

In summary * Tools: I take detailed notes in Notion or Dovetail and quick notes on sticky notes or in Miro * Recording: I don’t record Interviews to limit the amount of data to process * Summaries: I write summaries during and after the interview at the end of my notes * Watch

How can I make street or door to door survey less akward?

In short: Bring a gift and Ring from outside the building.

Is a survey a good start for a research project when you don't know much about the group you want to serve?

In short: Interviews lead to unexpected learning. Surveys are great when you know are under time pressure.

How can I combine surveys and interviews?

In short: start with interviews, confirm with a survey, combine both methods to talk to the two types of decision-makers.

What do I do with all the research I've made?

Summary of the video * Explore a ton of ideas: don't get stuck with the first idea that comes out of your research but explore many to find one that is really generous * Use a ping-pong rythm in your research: every time you do some research work, take

How do I choose the chart type to show my data?

In short: I mostly use pie charts and bar charts. But if needed you can use the Chart Chooser to help you know which graph to choose.