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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45–90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
3-102-4 pro Pitch
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
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SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Delivery
Communication Plan
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
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Operations
8D Problem Solving