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| Criterion |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 20–45 min | 20-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 10-30 | Small cross-functional group | Based on research question | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | Information architectureNavigationStructure | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |