Technology can fail in a myriad of ways. Without note taking, you risk losing the information you spend hours planning to collect.
I *always* recommend taking notes (in any form). I take copious notes. I create a document to help me take notes for each participant which includes the questions I need answered and plenty of space for the notes. Depending on the situation, I also create forms to track common events between participants. I then shred, recycle the paper, and plant another tree in my yard for good measure. ;) Carol ------------------- Carol J. Smith Principal Consultant, Midwest Research, LLC http://www.mw-research.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroljsmith UPA 2009 International Conference: 8-12 June, 2009 http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2009/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
