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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Purposedifferent
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-60 min3-14 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-302-850+
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingSurvey Results, Charts, Segment Insights
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UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
QuantitativeResearchValidation
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Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas