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Focus Groups

Exploring shared attitudes and reactions to concepts. Useful for generating hypotheses and understanding social dynamics around a topic.

Use When
Generative / Discovery
Time Needed
1-2 weeks to recruit and run 1-3 sessions of 6-8 participants each.
Type
group, attitudinal
Category
Generative / Discovery
Generative / Discovery · Use when you need to understand people, context, and problems.
Focus Groups
group, attitudinal
When to Use It

Where this fits in the process.

Early discovery or concept exploration, when you want to hear shared attitudes and reactions, not individual behavior.

Time Investment

How long it takes.

1-2 weeks to recruit and run 1-3 sessions of 6-8 participants each.

What You'll Need

Before you start.

A moderator, a discussion guide, a recruited group of 6-8 participants per session, and a plan to keep dominant voices from skewing the conversation.

What It's Good For

The kinds of answers you get.

Exploring shared attitudes and reactions to concepts. Useful for generating hypotheses and understanding social dynamics around a topic.

Watch Out For

Where it falls short.

Not for behavioral insights. Dominant voices skew results. Rarely gives you information about what users actually do, only what they say.

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