The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers

Well-Tested, Easy to Use: How to Measure Any Product's Usability (w/ Philip Kortum)

September 28, 2026·1h 6m
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Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to say a product is usable? In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with Phil Kortum about the System Usability Scale, or SUS: one of the most widely used tools for measuring usability. They discuss why this 10-item questionnaire has lasted for decades, what makes a usability metric trustworthy, and how researchers can use SUS scores to compare products, track improvement, and communicate usability in a shared language. The ...

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