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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
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Timedifferent
1-2 Tage30-60 min60-120 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-304-122-810-50
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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