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# User Interviews

## Capabilities

- Generate semi-structured interview guides from research questions and project context
- Process interview transcripts (TXT, PDF, DOCX) — extract nuggets, themes, patterns
- Identify follow-up questions and research gaps
- Synthesize findings across multiple interviews with cross-cutting themes
- Calculate intercoder reliability when multiple coders are involved

## Workflow

1. **Plan** — Provide research questions → receive interview guide with probes
2. **Conduct** — Use the guide (Istara provides facilitation tips)
3. **Upload** — Drop transcript files into the project
4. **Analyze** — Istara extracts nuggets, tags themes, scores confidence
5. **Synthesize** — Cross-interview patterns → facts → insights → recommendations

## Input

- Research questions (text)
- Interview transcripts (TXT, PDF, DOCX, MD)
- Project context (auto-loaded from context layers)

## Output

- Interview guide (Markdown)
- Nuggets with source references and timestamps
- Thematic analysis with strength indicators
- Pain points with severity ratings
- Synthesis report with cross-cutting themes and evidence chains

## Best Practices

- 5-8 participants per segment for saturation
- 45-60 min per session
- Always record with consent
- "Tell me more" > "Did you like it?"
- Probes yield the best insights, not scripted questions

From henrique-simoes/Istara, MIT.

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