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Criterion
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Purposedifferent
When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.
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LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-81-610-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
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ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
DecisionTreeOptions
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis