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# Overview

## UX Methods

Find the right UX methods for any stage of the product design process. Methods and activities are grouped into three sections: [Discovery](/ux-methods/discovery.md), [Ideation](/ux-methods/ideation.md), and [Testing](/ux-methods/testing.md), based on a eight-phase process.

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