"dscout's ability to give us moderated interviews and a survey without a separate recruit was a nice fit for our needs here. The tool gave us the chance to conduct a relatively quick, mixed-methods study with a national sample. When we added up what we needed and the timeline, dscout …

“The way we access our users greatly affects the methods that we use. I’ve worked in places where you could do guerrilla research and you can access people that use your product quickly.”

"Being able to do remote qual, mobile ethnographies, journaling, and robust screeners allows you to learn quickly and make sure that the time you spend with people in-person is as rich and meaningful as possible."

"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 …

“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 …

“There’s that sense of realness being there in the environment surrounded by the sounds and the different products. We learned that sustainability is a really complex multi-factored concept that means a lot of different things to different people; be it organic, grass-fed, animal welfare, or recycled packaging.”

"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."

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

“It was exciting to watch all of the participant responses appear in real-time on the dscout dashboard. We collected tons of quotes, videos, and images that we later used to engage many stakeholders across the organization. It helped us understand our users and their needs.”

"[With dscout], I can get a lot of quality data quickly that captures user experience in the moment and helps me and my team understand the issues users are having."

"The dscout platform simplified the process, eliminating much of the logistical coordination work and letting me focus only on the information I wanted to get and the information that I did get."

"Though we had a single learning goal, we still prioritized a mixed methods approach, a survey from research, and product analytics with data science. This enabled us to understand what was happening, by unpacking both behavioral and attitudinal data, the what, and beginning to understand the why. By combining research …

"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.”