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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
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things 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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.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 many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage25 min Zyklen1-2 Tage1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question110-301
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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