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Criterion
Paper illustration of Pretotyping with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Pretotyping
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Purposedifferent
Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data.When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
Stunden bis wenige Tage1-2 h je Session
Participantsdifferent
1-4Based on research question
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decisionUsability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations
Tags1 shared
ValidationDemandMVP
ValidationUXPrototype
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
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Innovation
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