Priority 1
Revenue at risk
$12,480
Learn by doing · 4–6 minutes
Information hierarchy lab
What do people notice and remember after five seconds?
Skill you will practise
Prioritising dashboard information
1Change one condition
2Complete the same task
3Compare the outcome
Interactive experiment
What do people notice and remember after five seconds?
Move the cards, then run the five-second recall test.
Priority 2
Recommended next action
Supporting dashboard information
Priority 3
Recent activity
Supporting dashboard information
Priority 4
Product tips
Supporting dashboard information
Turn the experiment into a decision
01
What happened
A clear visual order helps people recall the primary status and next action after a brief exposure.
02
Why it happened
Position, scale, grouping and contrast direct attention before detailed reading begins.
03
Where to apply it
Dashboards, landing pages, reports, record details and operational overviews.
04
How to validate it
Show the interface for five seconds, hide it and ask what it was for, what mattered and what action came next.
Connect the evidence