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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of a participant using a prototype while an observer takes notes beside a highlighted usability issue.
UX Research
Usability Testing
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Purposedifferent
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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.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.With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage10-20 min1-2 h je Session20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question4-100+Based on research question4-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesUsability Issues, Severity List, RecommendationsIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
ValidationUXPrototype
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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