| skill_id | usability-evaluation-and-quick-research |
| name | usability-evaluation-and-quick-research |
| description | Source-backed child skill for lightweight UX research, research questions, assumption checks, stakeholder buy-in, old-research audits, interviews, 3-user tests, and synthesis. |
| path | docs/research/youtube-library/skill-drafts/usability-evaluation-and-quick-research/SKILL.md |
| status | registered |
| promoted_to | apps/web/src/lib/services/agentic-chat/tools/skills/definitions/usability_quick_research/SKILL.md |
| last_promoted | 2026-06-11 |
Usability Evaluation And Quick Research
Use this draft when turning source material into the runtime usability_quick_research child skill.
When to Use
- Planning quick research, usability tests, interviews, participant criteria, assumption checks, prototype tests, or synthesis.
- A UI decision needs user evidence rather than another internal opinion.
- Stakeholders are resisting research, relying on old research, or asking for validation after a decision is already made.
Workflow
- State the decision and bet size.
- Name current beliefs, unknowns, and disconfirming evidence.
- Separate discovery from evaluative questions.
- Choose the smallest credible method for the current decision.
- Define participant or proxy criteria and limitations.
- Synthesize into decisions, design changes, risks, and next questions.
Source Backbone
- Erika Hall, "Getting User Experience and Service Design Research Right at Scale" -
docs/research/youtube-library/analyses/2026-05-15_erika-hall_research-at-scale_analysis.md
- Earlier Krug/Hall consolidated canon -
docs/research/youtube-library/analyses/2026-04-30_usability-research-canon_krug-hall_analysis.md
Runtime Notes
This draft is promoted into apps/web/src/lib/services/agentic-chat/tools/skills/definitions/usability_quick_research/SKILL.md.
