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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 of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
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UX Research
Usability Testing
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.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage5-15 min1-2 h je Session
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question1-5Based on research question
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepUsability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
StartupValidationCompetition
ValidationUXPrototype
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Innovation
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Innovation
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