User Research Note Taking Template
by Lennart Nacke
1. How to use this template?
1.1. As described in Steve Bromley's book Building User Research Teams, building this mind map and using it for note taking can speed up analysis and debriefing in a user research team.
2. Objectives
2.1. <<Copy and paste the objectives here from the kick-off document>>
3. Raw Data
3.1. Participant 1
3.1.1. <<Create some logical groupings for research findings>>
3.1.2. <<eg>>
3.1.2.1. Pre-Interview
3.1.2.2. Study
3.1.2.2.1. Task 1
3.1.2.2.2. Task 2
3.1.2.2.3. Task 3
3.1.2.3. Post Interview
3.2. Participant 2
4. Analysis
4.1. <<Group of issues emerging from raw data>>
4.1.1. <<issue one emerging from raw data>>
4.1.1.1. Causes
4.1.1.2. Impact
4.1.1.3. Raw data
4.1.1.3.1. <<copy relevant raw data here>>
4.1.2. <<issue two emerging from raw data>>