By Sara Price

Even when the weather forecast is completely clear of rain, the URC team can sometimes be seen on campus carrying around boxes containing hundreds of umbrellas. This is because we set up tables at widely attended student events in order to invite signups for our participant pool. Small incentives such as umbrellas decorated with Harvard logos, handed out in exchange for completed signup forms, help us to recruit future user research study participants.  

Building A Participation Pool

Even the best survey,...