User Research Plan Template
Complete template for planning and conducting user research for AI products. Includes interview guides, testing scripts, and synthesis frameworks.
Overview
User research for AI products requires special consideration. Users often have misconceptions about AI capabilities, struggle to articulate their needs for intelligent features, and may not understand how AI actually works. This template provides a structured approach to uncovering real user needs, testing AI features, and understanding mental models around AI.
Research Planning
The template guides you through defining research objectives specific to AI products, recruiting participants with appropriate AI literacy levels, crafting questions that reveal mental models and expectations, and planning testing scenarios that showcase AI capabilities and limitations.
Interview & Testing Frameworks
Includes proven interview guides for discovering AI use cases, testing conversational interfaces, evaluating AI recommendations, assessing trust and transparency needs, and understanding error recovery expectations. Each guide includes example questions, follow-up prompts, and what to listen for.
What's Inside
- Research planning templates
- Participant screening surveys
- Interview discussion guides
- Usability testing scripts
- AI-specific testing scenarios
- Synthesis frameworks
- Journey mapping templates
- Mental model documentation
- Findings presentation templates
- Stakeholder report formats
Who It's For
- UX researchers working on AI products
- Product designers conducting research
- Product managers planning user studies
- Researchers new to AI/ML
- Design teams validating AI features
How to Use
- 1.Duplicate the Notion template to your workspace
- 2.Review the research planning framework
- 3.Customize questions for your product
- 4.Recruit appropriate participants
- 5.Conduct interviews and testing sessions
- 6.Use synthesis frameworks to organize findings
- 7.Document insights and recommendations
- 8.Share findings with stakeholders
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