Abstract: Systems and methods for more effectively obtaining and understanding a person's responses to a survey, poll, or questionnaire, specifically for persons providing a response using a mobile device (such as a smartphone). In some embodiments, a user of a mobile device may be provided with a survey or poll and asked to respond by using a gesture, a combination of a gesture and an audio input, a combination of a gesture and a key press, etc. The provided gesture may be one or more of a swipe (left or right, up or down), movement of an indicator along a scale, selection of one of a limited number of choices, etc. Survey taker response data and/or associated metadata may be used to determine which of a set of possible actions or events to present to the taker after completion of the survey.