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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.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.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
LowHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage4-5 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
10-305-810-503-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionStar-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
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