There is a lot to say for having conversations with possible users, it helps to have some "visual aids" such as a low fidelity mockup, printed-out screenshots, etc.
My current "side project" is that I create "three-sided cards". These stand alone or can be put together to make constellations like
https://gen5.info/$/XQ*42RXF-TLY:$B.8/
whenever I show people the cards and let people interact with them I learn something. The cards are so good at this I am thinking about making a psychological profiling tool based on them. (One thing I've learned is that HN users want to see a manifesto for the cards, but that's been slow coming.)
Empowered: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Strategy-Bad-Richard-Rumelt/dp/1...
https://www.amazon.com/INSPIRED-Create-Tech-Products-Custome...
https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/Exploring_Requirements.html
There is a lot to say for having conversations with possible users, it helps to have some "visual aids" such as a low fidelity mockup, printed-out screenshots, etc.
My current "side project" is that I create "three-sided cards". These stand alone or can be put together to make constellations like
https://gen5.info/$/XQ*42RXF-TLY:$B.8/
whenever I show people the cards and let people interact with them I learn something. The cards are so good at this I am thinking about making a psychological profiling tool based on them. (One thing I've learned is that HN users want to see a manifesto for the cards, but that's been slow coming.)