In 2024, I started a Master’s degree in Digital Innovation & Strategic Leadership at Hyper Island (I’ve shared more about the program in another post). As part of the program, the final task was an Industry Research Project. Students had to work with a partner in the field to research a topic and write a 13,000-word report.

Throughout the research, I documented my decisions and processes as part of a practice-based research method. I’m sharing those reflection notes here.

Partly to leave a record of how the research unfolded.

Partly in the hope that they help future Hyper Island students working on their research projects.

They may also be useful for early-career UX designers looking to develop essential skills for the AI era.

If you do have any questions or would love to discuss the topic, shoot them at hi[at]thebuddyman.com

Cheers