niopd-ur-interview

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name: niopd-ur-interview
description: Conducts and documents user interviews following best practices. Use for user research, requirement discovery, or validation.
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# User Interview Skill

This skill structures user interviews and generates actionable summaries.

## Theoretical Foundation

### Interview Types
| Type | Purpose | When to Use |
|------|---------|-------------|
| **Exploratory** | Discover needs | Early research |
| **Generative** | Generate ideas | Ideation phase |
| **Evaluative** | Validate solutions | Testing phase |

### Best Practices
- Ask open-ended questions
- Listen more than talk
- Avoid leading questions
- Capture verbatim quotes

## Instructions

### Step 1: Prepare Interview Guide
- Introduction script
- Key research questions
- Follow-up probes
- Wrap-up questions

### Step 2: Conduct Interview
- Build rapport first
- Use guide flexibly
- Take notes or record
- Capture exact quotes

### Step 3: Document Findings
| Theme | Quote | Insight |
|-------|-------|---------|
| [Theme] | "[Quote]" | [Meaning] |

### Step 4: Generate Summary
**File path**: `02-reports/[YYYYMMDD]-interview-[participant]-v0.md`

## Output Specifications
- **File Naming**: `[YYYYMMDD]-interview-[participant]-v0.md`
- **Location**: `02-reports/`
- **Template**: `references/interview-summary-template.md`