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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-90 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-303-8Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
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Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix