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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 Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
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.Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs.When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 TageMehrere Wochen1-3 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question2-6 researchers plus sample5-12 Interviews
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IADesired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypothesesJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity List
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
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Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring