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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 Tage45-60 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12Based on research question2-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
Information architectureNavigationFindability
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
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First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)