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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45–90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasLean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
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Empathy Mapping
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Business Strategy
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