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✍ Another person’s experience can inform you, but it should not automatically determine your expectation of your own capability.
✍ What was difficult for them may not be difficult for you. Different people have different skills, experience, circumstances, and paths.
✍ Listen. Learn. Assess the challenge yourself. Do not inherit someone else’s limits.
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A useful customer interview question asks for a story you can examine.
Try opening with: “Tell me about the last time you handed a project over to someone else.”
Then follow the sequence:
• What triggered the handoff?
• What did you do next, and what did you use?
• Where did you pause or need help?
• How did you know the handoff was finished?
Keep your proposed solution out of those questions. When reviewing the notes, separate what happened from your interpretation, and keep a source reference for each finding. Use quotation marks only for wording captured accurately.
Before recommending a change, look for a counterexample and write down what still needs testing. A few interviews can explain experiences; they don't establish how common a behavior is across all customers.
These are actual discussion-guide and decision-record pages from the Customer Interview Research Kit. The digital kit includes a six-page editable Word packet, a 40-session Excel register, printable PDFs, a fictional completed example and a Quick Start.
For research with adult customers, using your organization's approved participation and recording process.
Explore the kit: https://contra.com/products/6GFUQTe7-customer-interview-research-kit
👤 User Persona, a persona helps us understand who we are designing for — their goals, needs, motivations, and challenges.
