“One participant from our study who is 61 and has profound hearing loss expressed how appreciative he is of the flexibility and choices we offered by saying that, I was pleasantly surprised that the study organizers offered me choices on accessibility and the cherry on the ice cream was “we …

“As we start to make meaningful progress toward what we’re recommending, we’re going to immediately start learning things that challenge that vision. Yes, We have this future-facing, North Star vision for whatever initiative we happen to be working on, but it is not set in stone. As we learn things …

"We couldn't think of a way better to do that other than using dscout and sending scouts to do it. We were able to select from a diverse pool of participants who live, work, and play near these six airport locations, and they were able to download the Enterprise app, …

“I use dscout when I want people to try something in the world, and then really come back and reflect with us on it.”

“dscout allowed us to really effectively track where our users go and helped us to better understand their experience outside the app. They're able to record their screen and upload what they do—versus being constrained to a specific prototype or application—which was so powerful for us. We could also capture …

“Participants are so much less self-conscious on dscout. They’re hanging out and talking to you, and they’re getting super real. My clients are amazed they can’t get over the fact that people will do this.”

"Okay, we're going to have a six-week study and we’ve locked in the primary questions we want to ask.”

“[Brands need to start] thinking about brand expression in less rigid terms and about the ways that your brand can come to life. Gen Z is a group of people who are so incredibly aware of their own identity, culture, and of how brands work. And they're able to kind …

"I knew I had strong feelings after working on the team as a researcher for several years about where I wanted ReOps to focus its efforts, and I did not want to unintentionally interpret the diary study submissions through that lens. We are not a user research team of one …

"dscout helps non-researchers empathize with our users. The platform enables us to capture the voice of the customer and share their perspectives throughout Lenovo."

“We pulled only Lenovo product owners out of the screener for our mission, but have all other data back-logged."

“We believe that technology is smarter if it improves human outcomes. Smarter technology is human-centered technology, and our mission is to make smarter technology for all. At Lenovo, it's important to us for everyone to be able to equally access and experience our products and content.”

“The treasure maps that the scouts submitted were amazing. They were so creative and rich that one of our designers made a Google Slides gallery of the different journeys so that the team could reference them as we were building our journey map, and we still have that as a …

"More than ever before, we’re striving for consumer-led innovation. Tools like dscout allow us to walk that walk, and actually not only want to do that, but actually do that, by truly understanding the consumers we serve."

“Collaborating with dscout feels like thought partnership. Every time we engage with dscout, you can tell they’re passionate about people and want to help you do better research. They’re always trying to help you be successful and build your confidence.”