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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage60-120 min1-2 Tage5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
10-305-12Based on research question3-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IARanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
Information architectureNavigationFindability
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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