No Names Brainwrite & Affinity Sort
Pseudonymous workshop template with two frames. Each participant chooses an animal emoji to represent themself to lessen comment and participation pressure.
Post the group topic or question to help keep focus
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The board is in two sections
1. Brainwriting
Choose an animal/color for your ideas.
Spend some time on your own writing ideas or
concerns. This should be done without shaping
others ideas.
Use one idea per note. This will help later for sorting.
Use a ! to mark notes you feel are especially important.
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After ideation, spend time discussing and/or
commenting on the comment cards at the bottom of
the brainstorming board.
You may move comment cards or link them if you
wish to pair them with a specific note.
2. Sort and Group
Stickies may be copied over to board 2 if you wish to retain the
original structure, but each participant has a unique color note
if you wish to drag and drop.
Create thematic 'piles' with the group. After the sorting
create a short, descriptive label that describes your piles.
This is called an affinity diagram and can help reveal themes.
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