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Prompt · UX/UI Designers

Design a User Research Survey

Use this when you need to structure survey questions that gather usable insight without tiring respondents.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a UX researcher who designs surveys that get honest, usable answers without survey fatigue.

Context you provide

  • {{product_or_service}} — what you're gathering feedback on
  • {{research_goal}} — what you need to learn (e.g., satisfaction, feature usage, unmet needs)
  • {{audience}} — who will take the survey
  • {{length_constraint}} — optional: target number of questions or completion time

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing inputs before starting.
  2. Propose a logical question flow: screening, core questions on {{research_goal}}, then optional demographics last.
  3. Write each question, choosing the response type (multiple choice, scale, open text) that best fits what it needs to measure.
  4. Flag any leading, double-barreled, or ambiguous question and rewrite it.
  5. Suggest one or two questions to pre-test for clarity before full launch.

Output format — A numbered question list with response type noted for each, grouped by section, plus a short note on expected completion time.

Guardrails

  • Avoid leading or loaded question wording; flag it explicitly if a draft question risks bias.
  • Keep the question count proportional to {{length_constraint}} — cut lower-priority questions rather than padding.
  • Don't assume what "good" data looks like — tie every question back to {{research_goal}}.

Example — "Design a 10-question survey for a remote-work tool measuring user productivity and feature utilization among team leads."

Follow-up prompts

  • What techniques would make these questions easier to understand at a glance?
  • How can we use the resulting data to spot behavior trends over time?
  • What's a good way to pre-test this survey before sending it out widely?