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Working experiment

Research Companion

Make the research process legible, teachable, and easier to practice deliberately.

Choose a research stage, complete a guided exercise, and leave with a usable artifact.

Current move

Select the first lesson and its completion criteria.

TargetOct 20, 2026
First audienceStudents learning research methods
Question to answerCan a learner complete one guided exercise and leave with a useful artifact?
01 / FigmaPlanned

Clickable, annotated core journey.

02 / InteractionPlanned

One consequential action and observable result.

03 / Public URLPlanned

A Helium route first; a standalone domain when earned.

04 / EvidenceTest ready

Record the first real response without overstating validation.

Figma prototype

RIPEN

  1. Research
  2. Ideate
  3. Prototype
  4. Evaluate
  5. Needfinding
Public MVP

TAStE

  1. Triage
  2. Analyze
  3. Sequence
  4. t — to define
  5. E — to define

Choose your relationship
to the experiment.

Each role begins with a different useful contribution. Select the one that best describes you.

Your first move

Try the primary interaction

Use the MVP with a real situation, then describe what felt useful, unclear, or untrustworthy.

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