Affinity Diagram
Sometimes introduced in English-speaking countries as "also known as the KJ method".
Affinity Diagram (KJ method)
Affinity diagrams are a special kind of brainstorming tool that organize large amount of disorganized data and information into groupings based on natural relationships.
It was created in the 1960s by the Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita. It is also known as KJ diagram, after Jiro Kawakita. An affinity diagram is used when:
You are confronted with many facts or ideas in apparent chaos.
Issues seem too large and complex to grasp.
Interrelationship diagram
Tree diagram
Prioritization matrix
Matrix diagram
Process decision program chart
Activity network diagram
Detailed information is unknown.
According to Heverly, M.A., 1991. Total Quality Management: Institutional Research Applications.
Brassard, M. (1989) The Memory Jogger Plus. GOAL/QPC: Methuen, Massachusetts.
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