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Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
A paper-based illustration representing Kano Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Kano Model
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree
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.When features need to be distinguished by their effect on satisfaction, it makes expectations and surprises comparable. It separates basic needs, performance contribution, and delight.A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once.
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Timedifferent
45–90 min1-2 Tage2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1010-503-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasKano Matrix, Feature Classes, Priority ThemesCurrent Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas
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SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
SatisfactionPrioritizationCustomer
Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints Thinking Process.
Systems Thinking
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process
Paper illustration for Causal Factor Analysis.
Operations
Causal Factor Analysis
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping