methodatlas
Compare

View methods side by side.

Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.

Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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.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.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.Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage1-2 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
10-3010-50Based on research question3-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
Add more methods