Affinity diagrams are a great way to add some light structure to your typical group brainstorming session. Jared Spool recently described some tips to grouping item effectively that will help anyone new to using affinity diagrams (or the “KJ-Method“). This article expands on his original introduction to using the KJ-Method with respect to designing interfaces in teams.
KJ’s do a great job of helping teams find patterns in large amounts of unorganized data and reach consensus