[GET CERTIFIED IN UX]<\/p>\n Take our Professional Diploma in UX Design course<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n Prepare for the session by finding a clear space to put your Post-it notes. A whiteboard or whiteboard sheets are preferable. For legibility, use\u00a0Post-its and Sharpies for note-taking and be prepared to take photos of the session to keep a detailed visual record of your progress.<\/p>\n Affinity mapping is a collaborative exercise where different perspectives can help uncover user barriers. Find participants from different teams and\/or outside the UX community.<\/p>\n Share your usability tests and interview recordings with your group and ask them to take notes.\u00a0Encourage them to write down the first insights that come into their head.<\/p>\n Take a look at your own research to date. Review your competitive benchmarking, survey results and usability tests and take notes of everything that relates to the current user experience.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t capture everything, just note what you think is relevant. There are no wrong answers.<\/p>\n Once your room is set up, start writing down relevant notes and observations onto Post-its.<\/p>\n For legibility, write in capital block letters with an easy-to-read marker like a Sharpie. Notes should be detailed enough to explain the insight but concise enough to be read and understood quickly.<\/p>\n An example of a poor observation is: \u201cCalendar”.\u00a0An example of a good observation is: \u201cThe user missed the calendar because they didn’t notice the CTA\u201d<\/p>\n Avoid making yourself a to-do list by writing design suggestions. Keep your findings as they are.\u00a0 Instead of saying,\u00a0\u201cCTA needs to be bigger, higher up on the page\u201d, say\u00a0<\/b>\u201cUser missed the CTA on the homepage.\u201d<\/p>\n User quotes can also be powerful.<\/p>\n Vocalise your thoughts with your group. Don\u2019t be afraid to say exactly what\u2019s on your mind, even if it might not feel valuable.<\/p>\n Everything is open for discussion. It’s during the discussion that the insights really come to light.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Once you\u2019ve written your sticky notes and discussed them with your group, start placing them into logical groupings on the whiteboard. Some things to note:<\/p>\n Name your groups after you\u2019ve organised all the Post-its. This should come easily if they\u2019re in\u00a0 logical groups. If it\u2019s hard to think of names, you might need to get more granular with your groupings.<\/p>\n By the end of your affinity diagram session, you should have clear groupings that summarise the key themes from your research. All of this information is valuable for helping you design for the user.<\/p>\n [GET CERTIFIED IN UI DESIGN]<\/p>\n Take our Professional Certificate in UI Design course<\/span>\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n Increasingly distributed teams have led to a growth in remote affinity diagramming<\/a>.\u00a0In the below video, our team run you through the process step-by-step; from picking your tool to grouping your findings.<\/p>\nHow to run an in-person affinity diagram session<\/h2>\n
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2. Share your research.<\/h3>\n
3. Make your own notes.<\/h3>\n
4. Start writing onto Post-its.<\/h3>\n
5. Discuss your notes and observations with your group.<\/h3>\n
6. Place them onto the whiteboard.<\/h3>\n
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7. Name your groups.<\/h3>\n
8. Review your work.<\/h3>\n
How to run a remote affinity diagramming session<\/h2>\n