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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 for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
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Innovation
Design Charrette
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 technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 Tage1-4 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question2-810-50
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationFindability
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Contradiction Analysis