Participant management

Track, recruit, and communicate with research participants across studies and teams.

Recruitment

Participant screener

Pre-qualify participants by role, behaviour, or product usage before scheduling.

Open template
Scheduling

Session scheduler

Coordinate availability, send calendar holds, and manage no-shows.

Open template
Incentives

Incentive tracker

Log participant payments, gift cards, and fulfilment status per study.

Open tracker
Panel

Participant panel

Maintain a reusable pool of opted-in participants with tags, study history, and opt-out.

View panel
Communication

Email templates

Standardised invitation, reminder, thank-you, and cancellation messages.

Browse emails
Compliance

Data retention log

Track when participant data is due for deletion per GDPR / local requirements.

Open log

Intake & consent

Collect participant details and capture consent before any session begins.

Participant intake form

Insight repository

A searchable, tagged record of findings across all studies.

InsightThemeStudyDateStatus

Process guide

End-to-end steps for running research that any team member can follow.

Phase 1 -- Define

1

Write a research brief

Capture the decision to be made, the questions to answer, and who needs the output. Use the brief template.

2

Get stakeholder sign-off

Share with PM, design, and eng leads. Confirm scope and timeline before recruiting.

Phase 2 -- Recruit

3

Draft and distribute screener

Define 3--5 qualifying criteria. Use the screener template. Share via panel, Slack, or recruiting vendor.

4

Collect intake and consent

Send participants the intake form. Consent must be recorded before any session begins.

5

Schedule and confirm sessions

Send calendar holds with link, estimated duration, and what to expect.

Phase 3 -- Conduct

6

Run sessions with a discussion guide

Assign one note-taker. Record only with verbal consent confirmed at session start.

7

Debrief immediately after

5--10 min team debrief after each session. Capture hot observations before synthesis.

Phase 4 -- Synthesise & share

8

Affinity mapping and insight extraction

Group observations into themes. Write atomic insight statements ("users expect X because Y").

9

Add insights to the repository

Tag each insight with theme, study, date, and confidence level. Link to source clips or notes.

10

Distribute topline summary

Share the 1-page topline with stakeholders within 48 hrs of last session. Schedule a readout if needed.