User Research Field Lab — 10-Day Weekend Workshop
Plan, run and synthesise a complete research study with real participants — recruiting, moderating, analysis and a findings presentation that changes decisions. A professionals-only cohort of 15, five weekends of hands-on studio work, and an artifact you leave with — not just notes.
Workshop at a glance
- Format: 10 days across 5 weekends (Sat & Sun) — live, hands-on studio sessions, never passive lectures
- Cohort: strictly 15 professionals — small enough that every person's work is critiqued every weekend
- Next start: upcoming Saturdays
- Fee: ₹15,000 incl. GST · GST invoice for employer sponsorship
- You leave with: a real, portfolio-grade artifact + a completion certificate with a verifiable ID
How the 10 days run
Weekend by weekend
Every weekend follows the studio rhythm: teach → build → critique. You work on a real project throughout — yours or a live brief — so learning compounds instead of evaporating.
Weekend 1 · Framing & planning
Turn a vague brief into sharp research questions; design your study, screener and discussion guide; recruiting starts tonight.
Weekend 2 · Moderation bootcamp
Live moderation drills with peers, then your first real participant sessions — recorded and coached.
Weekend 3 · Fieldwork
Run your remaining sessions; note-taking systems, debrief discipline and bias checks between every session.
Weekend 4 · Synthesis
Affinity mapping, insight writing, severity and confidence ratings; honest statistics for small samples.
Weekend 5 · The findings that land
Craft and deliver a findings presentation to a panel playing sceptical stakeholders; leave with a repeatable research playbook.
What you'll learn
Skills you'll actually use on Monday
- Writing research questions that earn stakeholder attention
- Recruiting, screening, consent and incentives done properly
- Moderating interviews and usability tests without leading
- Synthesis: from messy notes to defensible insights
- Presenting findings so product teams act on them
What you'll leave with
Artifacts, not just notes
- A completed study: plan, sessions, synthesis, report
- Recorded moderation practice with expert feedback
- A research repository starter for your team
Who should attend
- Designers who want research rigor
- PMs and analysts making user decisions
- Aspiring UX researchers building proof
Why only 15 seats
Small on purpose
Fifteen is the largest cohort where every participant's work can be critiqued live, every weekend, by the facilitator and peers. Bigger rooms turn workshops into webinars — and webinars don't change how you work.
Weekends only, because this is built for working professionals: no leave applications, no career pause — just ten deliberate days that compound.
Workshop mentor
Workshop FAQ
Straight answers
Are participants provided?
We teach you to recruit — that skill is the point — but we backstop every cohort with our participant pool so no study stalls.
I have zero research experience. Can I join?
This workshop assumes professional work experience but no research background; the ladder starts at the ground.
How many real sessions will I run?
Typically five to seven moderated sessions across the 10 days — more real practice than most designers get in a year.
Does this replace the 3-month research course?
No — the course builds a researcher; this lab makes a working professional dangerous enough to run credible studies.
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Fifteen seats. Five weekends. One skill, properly built.
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