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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Purposedifferent
When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min30-60 min30–60 min per interview
Participantsdifferent
3-102-101 participant per interview
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogInterview Notes, Themes, Insight Summary
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
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