Outline of what we did to synthesize findings from our interviews and develop & prioritize a set of features

1. Synthesize with Affinity Mapping
   1. Make post-its of your findings from your interviews
   2. Start grouping them to identify patterns, creating labels for your groupings as you go
   3. Grouping ideas:
      • Demographic segments
      • Degree of Motivation
      • Time
      • Place
      • Amount of Labor in a Behavior
   4. Record common problems that you see
2. Generate features:
   • Users will be able to…
3. Prioritize
   • High priority to low priority
   • Easy to Difficult

Additional Resources

Articles

• Affinity Diagramming

Key Terms & Concepts

Participatory Design

A method of involving users, stakeholders, and other non-designers in the design process in order to better translate their needs into visual solutions.

Concept Map

A basic tool that can be used to map the relationships between concepts as they emerge through a discussion or interview.

Paper Prototype

A low-fidelity version of what you are building, usually with interchangeable elements.