User Interview Question Generator
Generate expert-crafted interview questions tailored to your research goal, product, and audience.
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Why Use an Interview Question Generator?
Writing effective interview questions is one of the hardest parts of user research. Leading questions, closed-ended phrasing, and poor question sequencing can undermine even the best-planned study. This generator applies proven UX research methodology to create questions that are open-ended, non-leading, and structured for natural conversation flow.
How to Get the Most From Your Generated Questions
The questions this tool generates are a starting framework, not a rigid script. The best interviewers treat their discussion guide as a flexible roadmap. Here are tips for making the most of your generated questions:
- Customize the language to match how your participants actually talk about the topic. If you are interviewing healthcare professionals, use their terminology. If you are talking to consumers, keep it conversational.
- Add follow-up probes based on your specific hypotheses. The generated probes cover common angles, but you know your product best.
- Practice the flow by reading the questions aloud. If a question feels awkward to say, rephrase it in your own words while keeping the intent.
- Leave space for silence. After asking a question, resist the urge to fill pauses. Participants often share their most insightful thoughts after a brief silence.
From Questions to Insights
Generating great questions is just the first step. After conducting your interviews, the real work begins: synthesizing hours of conversation into actionable insights. Innerview helps research teams analyze interview recordings with AI-powered transcription, automated theme extraction, and collaborative insight tagging, so you can move from raw interviews to clear findings in a fraction of the time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the interview question generator work?
Enter your research goal, a brief description of your product or feature, and your target audience. Our AI generates 8-12 open-ended interview questions organized into four phases: warm-up, core exploration, specific probes, and wrap-up. Each question includes a rationale explaining what insight it is designed to uncover.
What types of research goals can I generate questions for?
The generator supports five research goal types: Discovery Research (understanding user needs and pain points), Usability Testing (evaluating task completion and interaction patterns), Concept Validation (testing new product ideas before development), Competitive Analysis (exploring how users perceive competing products), and Jobs to Be Done (uncovering functional and emotional jobs users are trying to accomplish).
Are the generated questions ready to use in interviews?
The questions are designed as a strong starting point based on proven UX research methodology. We recommend reviewing and customizing them for your specific context. You may want to adjust language to match your participants’ vocabulary, reorder questions based on your interview flow, or add follow-up probes specific to your product domain.
Is there a limit to how many times I can generate questions?
You can generate up to 5 sets of interview questions per hour. This limit resets automatically. Each generation produces a fresh set of questions tailored to your inputs, so you can experiment with different research goals or audience descriptions to get varied results.
How should I structure a user interview using these questions?
The questions are organized into four phases that follow established interview methodology. Start with warm-up questions to build rapport and put the participant at ease. Move into core exploration questions to address your main research themes. Use probe questions to dig deeper into interesting responses. End with wrap-up questions to capture final reflections. Plan for 45-60 minutes total and leave room for natural follow-ups during the conversation.