The authors report five twenty-minute screenshare sessions can surface more actionable design insights than a 100-person survey¶
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q1 i? Five screenshare sessions of twenty minutes each can surface more actionable design insights than a 100-person survey when testing prototypes. → Gartrell 2026
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Gartrell 2026¶
Gartrell, J. and Johnson, E. (2026). ATS Field Note: The UX Design Loop. In ATS Hub Field Note Series. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/299
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Practitioner assertion in the field note's Test with Real People phase, offered without data. The authors state they are not gathering evidence to prove things rigorously at this stage, only seeing where users get confused, frustrated, or stuck.
"Five screenshare sessions of twenty minutes each can surface more actionable design insights than a 100-person survey."
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The authors report five twenty-minute screenshare sessions can surface more actionable design insights than a 100-person survey |
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The authors report five twenty-minute screenshare sessions can surface more actionable design insights than a 100-person survey |
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