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Criterion
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration of two people facing each other, speech bubbles and an open interview notebook.
UX Research
User Interviews
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
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 teams derive needs only from assumptions and real motives are missing, user interviews give direct access to behavior and meaning. Conversations from the target group's everyday life make patterns, tensions, and open questions solidly visible.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
45–90 min30–60 min per interviewMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-101 participant per interview2-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasInterview Notes, Themes, Insight SummaryMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
QualitativeResearchCustomerDiscovery
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
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