Methods of Gathering Information

Observation

- examining things and collecting data

- use of the senses

- note taking


Survey

- written or multiple choice answers


Focus Group focus on Feelings, opinions, or emotions rather than statistics


Interview

- personal or one-on-one, usually face-to-face

- discussion oF topic


Design Thinking

- brainstorming

- new iaeas

- innovations

- solutions to problems


Experimentation

- trying a method/ product and finding its effect / effectiveness on samples.


User Testing

- people use the product and are arked about it.

- subtype oF experimentation


Documentary Analysis

- reading and analyzing documents