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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-302-6Based on research question
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid