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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-120 min1-2 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
10-302-6Based on research question2-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
Information architectureNavigationFindability
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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