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Research project for Lego®
2015
Lego Store +
Group project with:
Dohyung Kim
Hongxuan Ge
Aiko Ito
As the final research project of the class 'Observing Users', taught by Ben Jacobson of Conifer Research, we decided to do research on The LEGO Store in the Water Tower Place, Chicago.
This research’s goal was to understand the practices, barriers, and attitudes in the experience of customers and employees while they visit or work in The LEGO Store and to propose solutions to improve The LEGO Store experience.
After getting required permissions, we headed to the store and started observing and documenting everything going on inside of the store. Here are some outstanding findings we had from that research.
Unhappy parents waiting their children to finish playing with in store Legos
People leaning to see down shelves as well as kids can not see higher ones
Parents playing with their kids and having trouble sitting on the ground
People carrying coats / bags throughout whole experience
People having trouble understanding how to use the AR unit
After analyzing the data we gathered from the store observation, we started arranging on site interviews with Lego users, enthusiasts and gifters.
One of the Lego enthusiasts, Gautam, showing us his Lego collection
Interview with Ben, a parent who has been buying Legos as gifts to his kids for a long time
After the research phase, we did a synthesis and ideation session for potential improvement directions for The Lego Store experience. Please check out the poster below for detailed explanation of the key insights, directions and concepts.
© 2017 Ahmet Burak Aktas