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Affinity
Diagram
Categorize a large number of
ideas based on similarity or
affinity.
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Today's Agenda

1 Introduction to the Session 2 Team Check-in and Icebreaker

3 Affinity Diagram 4 Summary and Action Items

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Introduction

Tomas and Chloe will be our

facilitators for this session.

The goal of our session is to turn chaos into clarity.

As facilitators, our role is to keep the session on
track and to ensure everyone participates in the
discussion.
Team Check-in 1 2 3
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Time: 5 minutes
Icebreaker
Before we start with the session, let's warm up a little with this
icebreaker question:
What did you have for breakfast today?

Below are suggestions for icebreaker

questions:

• What's your morning routine?

• What did you have for breakfast
today?
• What’s a random act of kindness you
did for a stranger?
• What's the most challenging thing
you've done in life?
• What's your favorite dessert?

Time: 5 minutes
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Are you ready to share

your brilliant ideas?
Let's get started!
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Affinity 1
Write down ideas in the
Brainstorm area.

Diagram 2 Categorize ideas based on similarity

or affinity.
An Affinity Diagram is a helpful way for teams to organize large
numbers of ideas and group them based on similarity or affinity.
Ideas from a brainstorm session can go in different directions and
so a diagram like this keeps discussions organized and focused.
Brainstorm Area Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
idea. idea. idea.
Ideas no matter big or small are still ideas!

Next, categorize ideas based on

similarity or affinity. Use the next pages
to show one category or characteristic
and all the similar ideas that fall under
it.

o u g ht
o ur th
Type y ere
h

Type your thou

ght
here
Category 1 Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Place all similar ideas here and rename "Category 1" idea. idea. idea.

to a more fitting characteristic of these related ideas.

ug ht
e y o ur tho
Ty p
he r e
Type your thought
here

Type your th
ought
he r e
Category 2 Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note,
Place all similar ideas here and rename "Category 2" then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.

to a more fitting characteristic of these related ideas.

Type your thought

here
t
o u r th oug h
y
Type here

Type your thoug

ht
here
Category 3 Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note,
Place all similar ideas here and rename "Category 3" then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.

to a more fitting characteristic of these related ideas.

Type your tho

ught
here

Type your thought

here

Type your thought

here
Category 4 Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note, Copy a sticky note,
Place all similar ideas here and rename "Category 4" then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.
then type in your
idea.

to a more fitting characteristic of these related ideas.

Type yo
u
r t ho u g h
here t

Type your thought

here

g ht
u r t ho u
y p e y o e re
T h
Category 5 Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Copy a sticky note,
then type in your
Place all similar ideas here and rename "Category 5" idea. idea. idea.

to a more fitting characteristic of these related ideas.

Type your
thoughts
h er e
s
e y o u r thought
Typ
here
Affinity Diagram
Here's a summary of our session.

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5

Your awesome Your awesome Your awesome Your awesome

idea goes here. idea goes here. idea goes here. idea goes here.
Your awesome Your awesome
Your awesome Your awesome idea goes here. idea goes here.
idea goes here. idea goes here.
Your awesome
idea goes here.
Your awesome
idea goes here.

Your awesome
idea goes here. Your awesome
idea goes here.

Your awesome
idea goes here.
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Write down ideas in the

Action Items
1 Brainstorm area.

Let's go back to the previous pages and synthesize what

next actions are appropriate for us to move forward as a
group.

Drag your photo under the

2
action item you want to own.
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Category 1 Category 2

Action Items
Type your task Type your task
here.
here.

1 Write action items in the boxes.

2 Drag your photo under the

action item you want to own.
Category 4 Category 5

Type your
task Type your task
here.
here.
Type your task
here.
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The mind is just like a muscle

— the more you exercise it,
the stronger it gets and the
more it can expand.

— Idowu Koyenikan
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Thank you for your

ideas! Have a great
ahead.
day
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