User interview transcript → insight summary

What you need

• A completed user interview transcript (Zoom, Otter, Grain, or manual notes)
• Your research goal or learning objective for the session
• Meridian workspace with the transcript loaded

Steps

1. Paste the transcript. Drop the full raw transcript into a new Meridian document. Do not clean it up — timestamps, filler words, and false starts are fine.
2. Set the context. Add a one-line header describing the research goal. Example: “Understand why trial users churn before day 7.”
3. Run the summary recipe. Select the transcript block, open the recipe palette, and choose Transcript → Insight Summary.
4. Review the output. Meridian produces a structured summary: key themes, verbatim evidence quotes, participant sentiment, and action items.
5. Tag and store. Apply tags (participant ID, cohort, date) and save to your research repository for cross-session synthesis.

Output structure

Tips

• Run the recipe immediately after the interview while context is fresh.
• For multi-participant studies, use batch mode to process all transcripts at once.
• Combine with the affinity-mapping recipe for synthesis across sessions.