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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 of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Purposedifferent
For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination.
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HighMedium
Timedifferent
1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
4-10Based on research question
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Prototype, Test LearningsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
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InnovationPrototypeResearch
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation