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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
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30-60 min1-2 Tage4-5 Tage
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AsyncAsyncWorkshop
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ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons