IDEO Design Research Opportunities
Come shop with us and help shape the future of the drugstore shopping experience!
IDEO is exploring new ways to make everyday shopping more fun, rewarding, and personalized! We want to talk to both individuals and families who go to national drugstore chains.
Through this playtest, you’ll get a sneak peek at early ideas that use elements of games, rewards, and challenges to transform how people shop. Your feedback will help shape the next generation of loyalty experiences.
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What to Expect:
If selected, you’ll be invited to a 60 - 90 minute playtest session where you’ll try out interactive prototypes with IDEO team members at your local drugstore in San Francisco or Boston. Your feedback will help us learn what is important—we want to learn what is fun or useful to you, and what’s confusing or frustrating.
- When: Sept 3 - Sept 10, 2025
- Compensation: $100 + travel reimbursement
IDEO is working on a campaign to highlight the work of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and we want to learn about your familiarity and thoughts about the organization and get feedback on some of our ideas!
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- Who: people who live and/or work in Los Angeles
- What: 90 minute...
Help shape what comes next by sharing your beauty rituals, values, and insights! We’re inviting people who care about the what, why, and how of the beauty products they use to participate in an interactive co-creation session. Whether you’re decoding ingredients, exploring sustainable swaps, or...
Civics doesn’t have to be boring. We’re creating a Civics Learning Kit that makes big ideas—like dignity, fairness, kindness, and friendship—come alive for kids and their families.
This kit is all about making civics real, relevant, and exciting. Kids will discover what it means to be a good...
Global design company IDEO is looking for people who have made upgrades or changes to their living space, or are looking to make upgrades or changes to their living space—whether it’s for function, comfort, or style.
IDEO is partnering with CalMHSA to launch a social media campaign that celebrates the presence and power of Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists across California.
Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists are integral to mental health care in our communities. With empathy rooted in lived experience, peers...
We’re exploring new roofing ideas that could make building faster, easier, and more reliably where it really counts—on the job site.
We’re looking to hear from people who’ve worked through tough weather, tricky materials, and tight deadlines. If you’ve spent time on roofs or around builds, this is...
Participate in an in-person or remote research session with global design company IDEO to share your perspective and provide feedback on your experience shopping for jewelry.
Who:Recent or upcoming jewelry shoppers
What:90-minute research session (either remote or in-person shop-along)
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IDEO, a global design company, is partnering with a leading food brand to explore the future of packaged meat and plant-based meat. We’re looking to speak with people who:
- Love food and see it as a way to express themselves
- Are exploring healthier, more intentional eating
- Have recently changed...
Global Design company, IDEO, is talking to farmers to learn how you deal with equipment—buying it, fixing it, and keeping things running when it really counts. Maybe you tinker with your own machines, rely on a trusted mechanic, or have a story about a breakdown at the worst possible time. We want...