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Criterion
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
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 decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage5-20 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
10-301-20Based on research question
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA
Tagsno overlap
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
Information architectureNavigationFindability
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Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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UX Research
Card Sorting