# UX Methods - [Overview](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/overview.md) - [Discovery](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery.md): "Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." - Albert Szent-Györgyi - [5 Whys](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/5-whys.md) - [Affinity Diagramming](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/affinity-diagramming.md) - [Analytics Review](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/analytics-review.md) - [Behavioural Analytics](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/behavioural-analytics.md) - [Benchmark Analysis](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/benchmark-analysis.md) - [Card Sorting](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/card-sorting.md) - [Clickstream Analysis](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/clickstream-analysis.md) - [Competitor Analysis](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/competitor-analysis.md) - [Concept Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/concept-testing.md) - [Content Inventory](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/content-inventory.md) - [Context Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/context-mapping.md) - [Contextual Inquiry](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/contextual-inquiry.md) - [Contextual User Interviews](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/contextual-user-interviews.md) - [Customer Experience Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/customer-experience-mapping.md) - [Customer Journey Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/customer-journey-mapping.md) - [Design Brief](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/design-brief.md) - [Diary Studies](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/diary-studies.md) - [Empathy Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/empathy-mapping.md) - [Ethnographic Study](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/ethnographic-study.md) - [Expert Review](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/expert-review.md) - [Feasibility Study](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/feasibility-study.md) - [Free-listing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/free-listing.md) - [Field Studies](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/field-studies.md) - [First Principles Thinking](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/first-principles-thinking.md) - [Focus Groups](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/focus-groups.md) - [IA Research Study](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/ia-research-study.md) - [Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD)](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/jobs-to-be-done-jtbd.md) - [Kick-Off Meeting](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/kick-off-meeting.md) - [Observation](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/observation.md) - [Personas](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/personas.md) - [Problem Statements](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/problem-statements.md) - [Project Brief](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/project-brief.md) - [Requirements Engineering](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/requirements-engineering.md) - [Requirements Workshops](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/requirements-workshops.md) - [Stakeholder Interviews](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/stakeholder-interviews.md) - [Surveys](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/surveys.md) - [User Flows](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/user-flows.md) - [User Interviews](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/user-interviews.md) - [User Mental Models](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/user-mental-models.md) - [User Scenarios](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/discovery/user-scenarios.md) - [Ideation](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation.md): "An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it." - Bill Bernbach - [Analogous Inspiration](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/analogous-inspiration.md) - [Attribute Listing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/attribute-listing.md) - [Brainstorming](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/brainstorming.md) - [Co-Creation Workshops](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/co-creation-workshops.md) - [Crazy Eights](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/crazy-eights.md) - [Design Excursions](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/design-excursions.md) - [Design Specifications](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/design-specifications.md) - [Design Sprint](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/design-sprint.md) - [Gallery Walk](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/gallery-walk.md) - [How Might We](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/how-might-we.md) - [Idea Box](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/idea-box.md) - [Ideation Cards](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/ideation-cards.md) - [Interaction Modelling](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/interaction-modelling.md) - [Mind Maps](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/mind-mapping.md) - [Mood Boards](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/mood-boards.md) - [Paper Prototyping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/paper-prototyping.md) - [Prioritisation Matrix](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/prioritisation-matrix.md) - [Proof-of-Concept (PoC)](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/proof-of-concept-poc.md) - [Prototyping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/prototyping.md) - [Question Storming](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/question-storming.md) - [Random Word Association](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/random-word-association.md) - [Reverse Ideation](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/reverse-ideation.md) - [Role Playing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/role-playing.md) - [SCAMPER](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/scamper.md) - [Scenario Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/scenario-mapping.md) - [Sitemaps](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/sitemaps.md) - [Sketching](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/sketching.md) - [Speed Dating](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/speed-dating.md) - [Storyboards](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/storyboards.md) - [Use Cases](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/use-cases.md) - [User Flow Diagrams](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/user-flow-diagrams.md) - [User Stories](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/user-stories.md) - [User Story Mapping](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/user-story-mapping.md) - [Vision Workshops](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/vision-workshops.md) - [What-If Scenarios](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/what-if-scenarios.md) - [Wireframing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/wireframing.md) - [Worst Possible Idea](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/ideation/worst-possible-idea.md) - [Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing.md): "Testing is an opportunity to learn, improve, and refine. It's not about finding faults, but about uncovering insights that lead to innovation and progress." - Steve Jobs - [5 Second Test](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/5-second-test.md) - [10 Second Test](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/10-second-test.md) - [A/B Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/a-b-testing.md) - [Acceptance Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/acceptance-testing.md) - [Beta Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/beta-testing.md) - [Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA)](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/design-failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-dfmea.md) - [Desirability Study](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/desirability-study.md) - [Expert Review](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/expert-review.md) - [Eye Tracking](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/eye-tracking.md) - [First Click Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/first-click-testing.md) - [Guerrilla Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/guerrilla-testing.md) - [Hallway Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/hallway-testing.md) - [Heart Framework](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/heart-framework.md) - [Heatmaps](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/heatmaps.md) - [Lab Usability Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/lab-usability-testing.md) - [Measuring Design Success](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/measuring-design-success.md) - [Prototype Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/prototype-testing.md) - [RITE Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/rite-testing.md) - [Screen Recording Analysis](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/screen-recording-analysis.md) - [Surveys](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/surveys.md) - [Tree Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/tree-testing.md) - [Usability Testing Partners](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/usability-testing-partners.md) - [Usability Testing Platforms](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/usability-testing-platforms.md) - [Usability Testing](https://www.designreference.xyz/ux-methods/testing/usability-testing.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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