stakeholder-interview

name	Stakeholder Interview
description	Plan and run a stakeholder interview, then synthesize it into decision-ready findings.
category	Research

Stakeholder Interview

Prepare, run, and synthesize an interview so the conversation turns into evidence the team can act on.

When to use

• An engagement needs primary input from people close to the problem.
• A hypothesis needs testing against reality before the deck.

Steps

1. Set the interview's goal and the two or three things you must learn.
2. Write an open-ended guide that gets at the "why", not just the "what".
3. Run the interview, listening for surprises and following the thread.
4. Capture verbatim quotes alongside your notes.
5. Synthesize into findings tied back to the engagement's questions.

Output

A short synthesis: the questions asked, the findings with supporting quotes, and what they imply for the [[Engagement checklist]].