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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper board with the four ROAM fields Resolved, Owned, Accepted, and Mitigated.
Agile
ROAM Board
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitysame
LowLowLowLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min20-40 min initial, dann laufend60-90 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-154-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasROAM Board, Owner ListProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
RiskAgileTrackingAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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