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Understand the people using your service

Do user research to inform decision-making

How to choose a research method, create a plan and interpret findings to put into practice.

Make a summary report of your research insights

How to create and share a summary report of your key insights to learn more about your users.

Getting to know your stakeholders

Understand how to engage people involved in your change projects and anyone impacted by the outcome of your work.

Record insights from in person observation

Learn more about your service or product by using in-person observation and to understand how people interact with it.

Record insights from listening to calls

Learn more about your service users’ needs by listening to service calls and recording your insights.

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