Overview

Primary & secondary market research by barodine

Do It With Science

Research methodologies by barodine are scientifically based upon mainstream psychosocial and anthropological theories that are supported by university research.

Primary methodologies include:

  • Focus Groups
  • Ethnographic Observations
  • Contextual Interviews
  • Cognitive Mapping
  • Problem Extraction From Observations

Secondary methodologies include:

  • Trend Research
  • Competitive Review
  • Technology Advances
  • Scenario Planning
  • Persona Mapping

Be wary of depending too much on focus groups

Controlled experiments and anecdotal data show that how people say they act in a particular situation is very often different from the way they actually behave. This is because people habituate behavior so that it becomes automatic.

For example, ask a sample of technicians how they go about their work, and they can only tell you what they think they do. But upon observation, it's unlikely their actual time‑motion behaviors would resemble what they report.

Thus, designing a product or process for the technicians merely around their self‑reported behavior is dangerous, because what they think they want might not be what they actually need—and thus something that will fail in the marketplace.

Learn about market research for new products by barodine

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