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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 a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
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UX Research
First-click 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.When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question1-610-30
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IALean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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