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WEBINAR Diary Studies- will users love your product after testing

45 minutes

User testing is great, but it only gives you a limited ‘time-slice’ of user behavior. What happens when users start using your product for more than one hour? What issues, confusions or obstacles do they run into over time? What does user adoption look like across time?

A diary is what is sounds like, a user takes homes a diary (usually digital these days) and records key moments of their day or experience with your product or domain. Sounds simple enough, but deploying, managing, and interpreting diary study findings requires some key skills.

The Diary Study is one of the most under-utilized user research techniques for several reasons. First, it’s a self-reporting tool (you can’t watch users at home), next getting users to play along with a research study requires motivation and often some coaxing. In this webinar, we will share with you secrets of how to deploy a diary study and get the most from your participants.

Agenda:

1. Why use a diary study?

2. Diary study: pros and cons

3. Types of Diary Studies

4. Diary study results- what you can expect to learn

5. Q+

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Who You will Learn From

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Frank Spillers

Founder - UX Inner Circle

Frank Spillers, MS, founded the UX Inner Circle in 2020 to support senior practitioners facing complex challenges. The community exists to sharpen thinking, increase your confidence, and pressure-test real decisions. It’s built for people doing the work, not just talking about it. Frank founded an award-winning UX and Service Design consultancy (Experience Dynamics) and now leads UX and Service Design at numerous organisations, including the UK Government Digital Service. He has worked with and led teams to deliver hundreds of products and services over several decades. His work spans government, enterprise platforms, nonprofits, and global brands. He brings 25+ years as a senior UX and Service Design leader. His focus areas include Inclusive Design, accessibility, emotion-led design, cross-cultural UX, VR/AR, and UX leadership. His work has directly increased conversion by 88% and revenue by 300% for organizations including Nike, Microsoft, Intel, Capital One, Global Disability Rights Now!, the World Bank, and the City of New York.