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Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Purposedifferent
When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing.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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30–60 min1-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-810-301-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research GapsClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
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Innovation
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Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping