Sometimes introduced in English-speaking countries as “also known as the KJ method”.
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- 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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