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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 hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage20–45 minHalf day1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
Based on research questionSmall cross-functional group3-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IARisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logStress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
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