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Criterion
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Purposedifferent
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.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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
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1-4 h1-2 Tage4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-8Based on research question5-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsFindability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IAPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
Information architectureNavigationFindability
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
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