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Outside the Lab and 
Inside Their Minds: 
5 Case Studies of Strategic 
UX Research 
Amy Buckner Chowdhry 
AnswerLab CEO & Co-Founder 
February 7, 2013 
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Who is AnswerLab 
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Global LeaRdeecrso gTnruitsiot nAnswerLab 
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Today’s Presenter 
Amy Buckner Chowdhry 
CEO & Co-Founder, AnswerLab 
• Drives AnswerLab to fulfill its vision and strategic plan, cultivates the talent 
pool, and oversees financial operations 
• First CEO from the user experience research industry to be named by 
Ernst & Young as one of 10 “Entrepreneurial Winning Women.” 
• Before co-founding AnswerLab, Amy served as Director of Professional 
Services at Vividence (now Keynote). 
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3 
5 Insights 
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1 
Getting in 
Customers’ 
Minds 
2 
Why It 
Matters
Getting in 
Customers’ Minds 
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Option 1 
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Refine 
Prototypes 
Right 
Way? 
2005 
Understand 
Pre-product 
Right 
Product? 
2011 
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Validate 
Live Product 
2000
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Opportunity 
Gaps 
Environment 
Interaction Modes & 
Use Cases 
Understanding of 
Audience 
Holistic 
Research
Build the 
Right Thing 
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Where is 
the 
customer? 
Understand 
Where are 
the gaps between 
product capabilities 
and customer 
activities? 
What is she 
trying to 
accomplish? 
What 
external factors 
influence her? 
How does 
the customer 
feel about the 
brand? 
Is our 
product solving 
the right 
problems?
Why It Matters… 
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The Buzz about . . . 
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5 UX Insights 
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Insight 1: 
Context is King 
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The Mobile Wallet Olympics 
Who will end up on the medal stand? 
SPEED is required to win! 
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Insight 2: 
Solve the 
Right Problems 
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Active 
Users 
Went 
Inactive 
Never 
Used 
Live Site 
Future Site 
Active 
Users 
Went 
Inactive 
Never 
Used 
Outcome 
Would 
Adopt 
Some 
Would Adopt 
Still Not 
Interested 
600 
Customers
Insight 3: 
Things Are Not 
Always What They 
Seem 
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Existing 
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Every 
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Insight 4: 
It’s About More 
Than the Product 
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Insight 5: 
Get Beyond 
Usability to Delight 
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How? 
 Conduct research EARLY 
 Leverage exploratory methods 
 Encourage others to be keen observers
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Questions? 
For follow-up questions about AnswerLab user 
experience research services, contact: 
info@answerlab.com 
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