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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  UX Research First-click Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 1-4 | 10-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | ValidationDemandMVP | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation |
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