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Selected:Usability TestingCard SortingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Solution Interview
| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 20-45 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | Based on research question | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-10 Interviews |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | Information architectureNavigationStructure | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ValidationInterviewsPrototype |