Resources
Here are helpful items that I reference from the book.
- Two appendices: Appendix A - How Much Time and Money? and Appendix B - The Evolution of the Mental Model Technique
- Templates for Combing and Grouping data in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Python scripts for the PC and the Mac to generate the diagram from a template.
- Explanation of Six Sigma and how Voice of the Customer research relates to mental models.
- Introduction Letter to Interview Participant explaining the research project and format of the interview
- Introduction Letter to Interview Translator outlining the role you wish the translator to play during a foreign-language interview
- Moviegoer Recruiting Spreadsheet
- How to Listen to Interviews on Your iPod
- More on printing mental model diagrams, with real-life examples.
Here are some questions I've received.