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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 Tage30-60 min je Interview1-2 h je Session
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch10-305-10 InterviewsBased on research question
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsSolution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesUsability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ValidationUXPrototype
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