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Discovery phase: UX activities & research methods to consider
Including a curated list of resources for students, and young professionals.

Almost any design cycle for a new project, service, product, or feature starts with a discovery phase. During this phase, we usually collaborate with business and other stakeholders to:
- research the landscape and gain insights about the current situation
- define our challenge and frame the right problem to solve
- collect insights and align on our first steps for the next phase
There are many standard UX Methods and Activities, and I know from the experience I have with my students that it’s quite tricky for young designers to decide which would be the most appropriate to combine for each Design Phase.
This article will concentrate my efforts on the first phase of the design cycle and try to walk you through the UX Workshops and User Research Methods that we may combine and use in our project’s Discovery Phase.
