affinity map

“Sustainability is the possibility that human and other life might flourish on earth forever.” This quote by John Aronfeld set up the creative tension that underlies all sustainability projects: How might we be able to flourish and grow forever without depleting the resources...

Affinity mapping is a tool that helps designers find relationships between elements and to simplify complex information.  Groups of individuals are asked a set of questions around a strategic goal and are asked to provide responses to these questions on Post It notes...

This video illustrates a series of affinity mapping exercises held at Shepley Bulfinch, an architecture and design firm in Boston, Massachusetts.  The second segment of the video (00:24) illustrates a firm-wide activity designed to engage the members of the organization in a...

This affinity mapping exercise took place at Biosphere 2 in Tucson, Arizona as part of a stakeholder workshop.  The affinity map was the last of three exercises in a workshop designed to facilitate a discussion about sustainability and a sense of collective action and share...

This affinity mapping exercise was designed to allow new students of a masters program to provide feedback to the program staff regarding the effectiveness of a highly intensive, month-long program orientation.  All students were asked to respond to the aspects of the orientation...