Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Product discovery & research · Core

User research

Also called: UX research

ELI5

Research how people behave and what they need.

Used in conversation

“User research should include people excluded by the current design.”

Definition

Systematic study of users, contexts, behaviours and needs to inform product decisions.

Here “User research” means: Systematic study of users, contexts, behaviours and needs to inform product decisions.

Pitch context

You will see “User research” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product discovery & research.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product discovery & research without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.