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How to Do Brainstorming

How to Create an Affinity Diagram

Struc­tured brain­storm­ing activ­i­ty is made eas­i­er when teams can use the affin­i­ty dia­gram to visu­al­ly orga­nize their ideas. Learn the sev­en steps for cre­at­ing and using affin­i­ty dia­grams, as well as the prepa­ra­tion need­ed before get­ting started.

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What Is Brainstorming?

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Getting Started with Brainstorming

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How to Do Brainstorming

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What Is an Affinity Diagram?

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Next Video How to Create a PICK Chart 

The PICK chart is a tool we can use to pri­or­i­tize and select the options based on their impact and how easy they are to do. Learn the five steps for cre­at­ing and using this dia­gram to select quick win options, rank ideas, and des­e­lect low­er pri­or­i­ty items.