Activity-Based Research Interactions with Meena Kothandaraman

Here is a scenario - does this resonate?
You conduct data gathering in a research study. As the researcher, you place heavy emphasis on how to ask the “right question”. Even after careful scrutiny of your questions, in your interactions with participants, you get shallow answers. This results in lots of chatter afterward about the participant being “good” or “bad”.
Let’s think about the details here.
Do you really ever deliver the question *exactly* as it is written? When was the last time you spoke about a topic that you don’t think about all the time, for one hour or longer? Are your thoughts always well-formed?
It’s time to rethink the way we connect with participants when asking them questions.
In this talk, Meena will introduce the concept of an activity-based protocol, one that invites participants to think more deeply about what they want to share, and in a way that allows them to unravel their own thoughts. By applying this approach, it also inherently removes emphasis on the researcher to craft the “right question”. Meena will share examples from the field that encourage participants to share rich answers, while also allowing everyone involved in the research process to have a bit of fun when listening to participant stories.