Bay Area coworkers needed for guerilla research project! Hi there - my name is Leann Petersen, and I've been lurking on this list for some months as I've been entertaining the idea of starting some form of coworking in my Victorian mansion in Oakland/Emeryville.
Today, however, I'm reaching out to the group for a different reason... I make my living as a user experience designer, and I do research, strategy, and interaction design for websites and applications. I am currently working on a project aimed at helping people share ideas and collaborate with others remotely. I need to do some "guerilla" research and concept testing for this project, and thought that local Bay Area coworkers would be ideal participants: you're savvy and vocal, you prize collaboration, and you work your own hours your own way — apart from but probably still interdependent with the corporate world. You're also relatively easy for me to get to! If you work out of the Bay Area and you'd consider trading ~1.5 hours of your time for an ever-popular $100 Amazon gift card, please read THE DETAILS below and drop me a note with your contact info! Think other folks in your space might be interested in participating? I need to interview 7-10 folks and would *love* to consolidate my travels if at all possible. Please feel free to forward this note to other folks in your Bay Area coworking space. Thanks in advance to the group for helping me connect with interested folks! This is going to be a fun little research project and I hope I can look forward to meeting some of you in person. Best, Leann Petersen User Experience Strategy + Design [email protected] ................................................ THE DETAILS Where and when would this research take place? I'd come to you (how easy is that?) and we can schedule a time slot anywhere between this Friday and next Friday. What do you get out of it? You'll get a "thank you" gift card for $100 from Amazon and the satisfaction of helping shape the future of a new web-based product! How many participants are needed? I need 7-10 folks, ideally representing a variety of disciplines/ industries, and balanced across age and gender. Who is eligible to participate? It's "guerilla", but we still need to check a few boxes. You should be: - Local to the Bay Area - Available for 1.5 hours sometime between this Friday and next Friday. - 18+ years of age - Not be employed in advertising or marketing - Not be affiliated with my client or potential competitors of my client (I have a list and will screen you individually) - Willing to sign the usual NDA - OK with having the interview recorded on video. Video is for design team reference only and will not be shared for any reason. What would the research entail? You'd agree to share about 1.5 hours with me at your place of work. The time would be organized something like this: - 10 minutes of set up* - 20 minute background interview - 20 minute collaborative design exercise - 20 minutes of viewing and responding to a simple conceptual prototype - 15 minutes to wrap up and share final thoughts and impressions Pretty simple, you get a nice thank you, and it should be fun too! * We'll need a bit of horizontal or vertical space to spread papers on— a table or even a out of the way spot of floor will do fine. Depending on the physical setup in your coworking space, and how much quiet is revered by others in your space, it could be helpful to have a separate room, but it is not necessary. I can work with you to ensure that everyone is happy and comfortable. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
