Generating ideas can be overwhelming.
Having to sort through those ideas can be even more overwhelming.
What Is an Affinity Diagram?
Onediagram tool to solve problems and get ideasis an affinity diagram.
Affinity diagrams are used to brainstorm and find patterns within data.
Next, you look for common themes among the note cards.
Finally, you sort the note cards into groups of common themes.
While you could create affinity diagrams by hand, it is often more effective to create them digitally.
To do so, punch theSticky noteicon on the left-hand side of the screen.
Jamboard has five different colors of sticky notes to choose from.
Ask yourself, What are the similarities between these notes?
and Where do I see common themes?
Write down the common themes, similarities, and patterns you see.
This is essential to completing the next step.
You may find that you dont use all of the themes you write down.
At this stage, its just important to generate a list of potential patterns.
Create a header for each theme or pattern using theText boxicon.
Next, place the sticky notes under the appropriate header.
Once all of the sticky notes have been organized, create borders around each category.
You will have to right-snag the shape and chooseOrder, thenSend to back.
This will prevent the shape from blocking your sticky notes, but allow you to keep the border.
