# Cognitive walkthrough

> > A cognitive walkthrough is a task-based usability-inspection method that involves a crossfunctional team of reviewers walking through each step of a task flow and answering a set of prescribed questions, with the goal of identifying those aspects of the interface that could be challenging to new users.[^1]

> A cognitive walkthrough is a task-based <usability>-inspection method that involves a <crossfunctional team> of reviewers walking through each step of a task flow and answering a set of prescribed questions, with the goal of identifying those aspects of the <interface> that could be challenging to new users.[^1]

## Footnotes

[^1]: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/cognitive-walkthroughs/