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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
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
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 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 central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-2 Tage45-90 min5-20 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question10-303-101-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, ShortlistIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
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