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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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 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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-2 Tage1-2 Tage25 min Zyklen
Participantsdifferent
1Based on research question10-301
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
Information architectureNavigationFindability
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
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