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Hi, my name is Megan and
I'm a teacher here at Treehouse.

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One of the most popular ways to
organize responses from our users,

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our ideas and really all
the information and data we have so

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far is a process called
affinity diagramming.

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Affinity diagramming is where
you read through your data,

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and organize them into
groups as you see patterns.

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After you've organized everything,
then you create a label for each group.

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This process can be done on your own,
but it is a great way to get opinions

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from teammates on how they view the data,
compared to your own view.

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The first thing you want to do when
starting your affinity diagram is

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to write or type each data
point onto its own sticky note.

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Next, start to organize
the sticky notes into groups,

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being careful not to decide
on the groups first.

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You'll want to stay away from just
placing items into groups and

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instead play around with the sticky notes.

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Once a note has been placed into a group
you may find it fits better into

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a different group later on.

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Keep organizing and moving sticky notes
around until you feel comfortable with

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the groups you have created.

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Now that all the sticky
notes have been organized,

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create a label for each group that
summarizes what each group is about.

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Once your groups are labeled,
step back and review your diagram.

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What did you learn?

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Are there some pain points that
came up from your activity?

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Maybe some areas for improvement.

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You now have a diagram that shows
you common themes, issues and

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user needs all in one place.

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In the next video, I will walk you
through an example affinity diagram

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to show you how this process works.