DESIGNED AROUND REAL USERS

User Experience

We shape digital products around real user needs, so they deliver genuine value, feel effortless to use, and prove themselves day after day.

Products that are clear to use

From analysis and concept work to user testing and validation, we turn complexity into clear next steps, so your product decisions rest on real user evidence rather than guesswork.

  • UX Discovery & Strategy

    We create clarity at the very start of a digital initiative. Together we pin down user needs, business goals, and the areas where focused effort will pay off most.

  • UX Concept Development

    We translate requirements into structured UX concepts, complete with user flows, interaction logic, and clear solution approaches for design and build.

  • Reviews & Usability Analysis

    We assess existing products from a UX and usability angle and give you an honest read on where users struggle, what gets in their way, and what to fix first.

  • User Testing & Validation

    We put concepts, prototypes, or live products in front of real users, so decisions rest on observed behaviour instead of assumptions, well before the budget is spent.

  • Optimisation & Improvement

    We improve existing products, journeys, and features in a focused, pragmatic way, from ironing out usability issues to sharpening the features that matter.

  • UI Design & Visual Support

    We craft the visual interface for your product, whether as part of an end-to-end project or as polished UI concepts for early presentations and pitches.

What our clients say

See how companies experience working with us, from the first idea to a user-friendly digital solution.

Jim Kennedy
DRVN and OR have worked together since the earliest days of DRVN, and the relationship our teams built made the collaboration feel as if we were one company. OR's team was extremely knowledgeable and helped us deliver a very complex rewrite of a legacy connected vehicle system.

Jim Kennedy

CEO, DRVN

Jim Kennedy

CEO, DRVN

Philip Bahr
OpenResearch proved to be an exceptionally capable and reliable partner on a forward-looking IT project. The cooperation was always positive and I am already looking forward to the next projects.

Philip Bahr

Project Manager, Bestattung Wien

Philip Bahr

Project Manager, Bestattung Wien

Peter Windischhofer
We are very pleased to work with OR in the implementation of experiments and pilots. I would especially like to emphasize how quickly and thoroughly the entire team works.

Peter Windischhofer

Co-Founder, refurbed

Peter Windischhofer

Co-Founder, refurbed

Start with a free UX workshop

Looking for a hands-on starting point? Our free UX workshops help you spot the biggest opportunities, get stakeholders onto common ground, and agree on the right next steps.

UX Discovery / Exploration Workshop

UX Discovery / Exploration Workshop

Target audience: Product Managers / Product Owners / Business Stakeholders Duration: 4-6 hours

This discovery session shows you where your biggest UX opportunities lie. In a few focused hours we align stakeholders around a shared understanding, surface where your users get stuck, and pin down the next steps for improving your product or service.

UX Expert Review / Usability Review Workshop

UX Expert Review / Usability Review Workshop

Target audience: Product Managers / Product Owners / Business Stakeholders / Developers Duration: 3-5 hours

Seasoned UX practitioners give an existing product a fast, structured assessment. We pinpoint the critical usability issues and weak spots and translate them into practical recommendations you can act on next.

User Journey & Process Optimisation Workshop

User Journey & Process Optimisation Workshop

Target audience: Product Managers / Product Owners / Business Stakeholders / Operational Teams Duration: 4-6 hours

We trace where users hit friction across a whole journey or process, not just on a single screen. It suits complex workflows, service journeys, and internal tools especially well.

Design Thinking / Ideation Workshop

Design Thinking / Ideation Workshop

Target audience: Product Managers / Product Owners / Business Stakeholders / Innovation or strategy teams / Developers and technical leads Duration: 6-8 hours

A structured, hands-on format gives your team a shared way to tackle a specific challenge together. It is ideal for exploring directions, generating ideas, and turning open-ended discussion into something tangible.

Frequently asked questions

The questions we hear most often about this service.

Do you offer UX and design, or only development?

Both, and they work best together. We run UX discovery, concept development, usability reviews, user testing, and UI design, either as a standalone engagement or as part of building the product. Good UX is not decoration for us; it is how we reduce risk and build the right thing.

Can you improve the UX of an existing product?

Yes. We run usability reviews and user testing on existing products, pinpoint where users struggle, and improve journeys and features in a focused, pragmatic way rather than redesigning for its own sake.

Do you do user research and testing?

Yes. We test concepts, prototypes, and live products with real users to replace assumptions with evidence, so you invest in what actually works before committing to build.

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Ready to improve your User Experience?

Tell us where your product feels harder to use than it should, and we will take it from there.

Get in touch

Your personal contact

Daniel Kececi

Daniel Kececi

UX Manager

daniel.kececi@openresearch.com