Re: Group usability activity?

Thanks for all the great ideas, folks! More are always welcome. If I come up with something original and/or gain any insights from putting it into action, I'll be sure to report back.

- Drew

On Oct 19, 2010, at 11:48 AM, Andrew Simchik wrote:

> I'm trying to come up with a fun yet somewhat informative usability activity I
> can do with a large group of customers in an hour.
> 
> Why fun? Because this will be a large group, fried after a long conference
> day, and we'll be providing beer and snacks. The conditions are far from ideal
> for holding their attention and accomplishing anything serious, so I want to
> make sure it's light and enjoyable.
> 
> Why somewhat informative? Because otherwise why bother? I do want to get some
> contact info and buy-in on doing usability tests in future, but I'd like to
> get a _little_ more out of it if I can.
> 
> I'm guessing we'll have at least 10 folks, but if fewer people bail than I
> expect it could be up to 60 at the most. I was thinking maybe of some kind of
> cardsort, perhaps in teams, or something designed to gauge attitudes and
> perceptions rather than gather any hard data to speak of. It's possible I can
> get people to focus and take it seriously, but I'm going on the assumption
> that I probably can't.
> 
> Any ideas or advice? I hate to waste any opportunity to talk directly with
> users. Even if it's just some kind of facilitated discussion, that might be
> good.
> 
> Thanks!
> Drew Simchik
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