Interview Planner
The interview planner helps students write open questions for a real person, then record what that person actually said and what was surprising.
Beginner◷ 20–30 minFree · no login
Ask less. Listen more.
How to use it + an example
How to use it
- 1Write a warm-up question, two or three story questions ("Tell me about the last time…") and some follow-ups.
- 2Run the interview in pairs: one asks, one writes down the person's own words.
- 3Back in the tool, record what they said and what was surprising, then match the two to name a need.
Example
Planning to interview a Year 7 student about carrying sports gear, a class swaps "Is your bag heavy?" for "Tell me about the last time you carried your kit to school" and hears about the bus, not the bag.
When to use it: At the start of a project, before any ideas, when students need first-hand research about their user (MYP Design Criterion A).
Discover: Find out what's really going on.
Your turn ↓
Plan the conversation.
Good interviews are mostly listening. Plan a few open questions, then write down what the person really said.
Enter to start · Shift+Enter for a new line
Before you start
- Ask the person first, and tell them what it is for. They can say no or stop at any time.
- Write who they are, not their name: "a Year 7 student", not "Sam".
- Talk to people you know, at school or at home. Ask your teacher before you interview anyone else.
- No recordings or photos unless your teacher and the person both say yes.
Look back. What did they say that you could not have guessed?
Try next
- Mind MapBranch ideas from a central topic to explore connections and discover patterns.Try it free →
- Assumption CheckWrite what you think you know about your user, plan how to find out, then mark each guess right or wrong.Try it free →
- What / How / WhyWatch someone do the task: note what they do, how they do it, then guess why.Try it free →
For teachers: Discover stage · 20-30m. Free, no login. One of the 44 design thinking tools on StudioLoom, which also puts them inside lessons so students’ thinking is saved with their project.