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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 for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-2 Tage20-45 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question10-304-103-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsIdea List, Cluster, ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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