Affinity Diagram
lCopy
design objectives to post-it® notes
lPlace one
on a board
lCompare
next objective card to the first
»If different, begin a new column
»If similar intent, place under the first column
lRepeat
for all design objective cards
lResult: Objectives sorted by similar statement
»Within each column there may be levels of
objectives
»Lower-level objectives answer the question “How?”
»Higher-level objectives answer the question “Why?”
Objectives Tree Method