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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
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.The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
45–90 min20-35 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasTest Card with a pre-set threshold
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
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