Creative Approaches for User Research | Workshop with NEC Digital Studio
2 Mar 2026
Tuesday 24th - Wednesday 25th March | Online
This course covers the theory behind user research approaches and introduces a set of principles rooted in real world practice. This is a practical course that will give you a chance to experience these methods and consider how you might integrate them into your own practice and gain deeper insights from users.
What you'll learn:
- What are qualitative research methods
- An introduction co-design and co-creation
- How to get deeper insights from users
- How to be more inclusive in your research approaches
- NEC digital studios principles for participation and how to apply them in practice
- How to be creative in your approaches across a range of contexts (in person, online, groups and as individuals)
- How to make sense of and generate findings from visual and non-text data
- Practical hints and tips from our years of experience
- How to advocate for and get started with participatory methods
Other course information
- This course is delivered live online over 2 half days (09:30 – 13:00), with breaks
- It's run in a small group, with an average size of 15 people
- The course includes some group working (please do include any additional needs in relation to this on the accessibility survey)
- You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback from NEC's experienced team
- The format is approximately 60% theory and 40% practice
- Course materials will be shared afterwards, together with recommendations for further reading
- NEC also offer 1-2-1 mentoring sessions following the course to provide additional support specific to your work context
Tickets are £351 – £378 per person.
