The HCD Discovery Guide helps you understand your customers, their goals, and their moments of delight and frustration.
This modular guide was developed through real-world testing. It shows you how to move through customer research with confidence, from your first ideas to final, actionable insights and their presentation.
The Discovery guide helps you reconnect with internal and external customers, and gather valuable, actionable insights and opportunities for your vertical
Results
This Discovery process drove $11 million in profit for the General Services Administration (GSA) in federal employee labor alone (2022–2024), without reorganizations or service disruptions.
This Discovery process was the foundation for completing the first digital audit for a 12,000 person agency in the federal government.
This Discovery process transformed the non-clinical interactions for 154 VA hospitals and 9 million veterans annually.
What's inside:
A clear starting point & a bird's eye, strategic project view
Start at the beginning
This guide provides a complete overview of the project lifecycle, starting at the very beginning, without jargon.
Use the steps modularly or in sequence. This Guide is built to help you move through customer data gathering methodically—while avoiding slowdowns.
What's inside:
How to recruit great research participants
Reach your customers
You need to be more in-tune with your customers, but how do you reach them and what do you do with everything they tell you? Learn how to select, interview, and synthesize customer feedback throughout your project.
What's inside:
Complete project planning for both Researchers & Project Managers
Plan for your project
Forecasting and planning for your project can be difficult when you don’t know where it might end up. Get clarity on how to scope and communicate your project.
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FAQs
How does the download work?
After you complete check out, a download link will be sent to the email address you provided during check out.
How long is the Discovery Guide?
The Guide is 163 pages long in a book format. This includes pages with diagrams, illustrations, and section headings.
How many diagrams are in the Discovery Guide?
There are 18 instructive diagrams in the Discovery Guide. This count does not include purely decorative or illustrative elements.
Can I just buy the diagrams?
A monograph of diagrams is coming soon!
Are there other Guides?
Yes! The HCD Production, Delivery, and Measurement Guides are in final edits and will be ready to land on your desk in late 2025-early 2026.
What else does Ishmael Interactive offer?
Ishmael Interactive provides bespoke trainings and fractional HCD support to teams of all sizes. Email us at hello@ishmaelinteractive.com to find out more.