Ask something the artifact can answer.
A useful small test connects a visible artifact to one question. For a reading note, ask whether someone can explain its promise. For a map, ask whether someone can find a meeting point. For an invitation, ask whether a participant understands the activity and timebox.
The question should be small enough that the test can expose a specific difficulty. “Does this project work?” mixes too many claims. A person finding one meeting point says something about that task in that setting; it does not establish that every visitor will navigate every route successfully.
Define success in observable terms.
Write what you will count before beginning. A correct answer without a hint is different from a correct answer after explanation. Decide whether asking for help counts as success, and keep that rule consistent across the planned observations.
Use an appropriate low-risk exercise and invite participants honestly. Do not collect identifying information the question does not need. The card records your summary counts and notes; it does not require names, recordings or a participant database. Ask permission before recording anyone outside the tool.
Declare the small planning rule.
Choose the planned number of observations and the required number of successes. The card supports one to twenty observations. Its five-observation, three-success starting values are illustrative, not a statistical recommendation. Choose the rule for the purpose of your small exercise.
The result stays incomplete until the planned observation set is entered, even if the required successes appear early. Changing the planned count or pass bar clears the result counts. That helps keep a revised plan distinct from an already observed outcome. It does not prevent a person from inventing data; honest recording remains your responsibility.
Read the result narrowly.
Meeting the declared bar means the entered observations meet the chosen rule. It does not prove an effect, establish statistical confidence or justify a conclusion about a large population. Treat the card as a planning and review aid for a small project.
When the bar is missed, inspect the notes before changing the artifact. Look for the point where the participant became confused or the task stopped being clear. Write the next revision and keep the original observation separate from that interpretation. Download the card before leaving because these fields are not saved automatically.
Make it useful.
Take one question into the tool, then keep the result with your own notes.
Make an experiment card