VALUES MAPPING
EXPECTATIONS
Anything else besides values list v.0.1
AFFINITY DIAGRAM
A tool that gathers large amounts of language
data (ideas, opinions, issues) and organizes
them into groupings based on their natural
relationships
BASIC PRINCIPLES
≫ Affinitize silently
≫ Go for gut reactions
≫ Handle disagreements simply
THE PROCESS
Step by Step
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
≫ Step 1 - Generate ideas
≫ Step 2 - Display ideas
≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
≫ Step 4 - Create header cards
≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
LAST CHANCE TO ADD — 5 min
≫ If you skipped the survey
≫ You’ve got a gut feeling
≫ You want to emphasize something
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
ü Step 1 - Generate ideas
≫ Step 2 - Display ideas
≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
≫ Step 4 - Create header cards
≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
ü Step 1 - Generate ideas
ü Step 2 - Display ideas
≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
≫ Step 4 - Create header cards
≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
SORTING IDEAS — 20 min
≫ No talking, only moving
≫ 2 similar ideas è place aside in 1 group
≫ Look for other ideas to add to the group
≫ Ideally 5-7 groups
≫ Don’t force loners
≫ If in conflict, duplicate & mark cards
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
ü Step 1 - Generate ideas
ü Step 2 - Display ideas
ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
≫ Step 4 - Create header cards
≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
NAME HEADERS — 20 min
≫  An idea that captures the essential link among the ideas 
≫  Single card or post-it
≫  Think in slogans, phrases, idioms
≫  Combine: nouns + adjectives, verbs + adverbs
≫  Think in gerund forms
≫  If in doubt, find synonyms in the dictionaries, check
values examples from other companies, lists of 500 core
values
≫  If struggling with English, add comments in Russian
≫  You can talk :)
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
ü Step 1 - Generate ideas
ü Step 2 - Display ideas
ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
ü Step 4 - Create header cards
≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
CREATING AN AFFINITY DIAGRAM
ü Step 1 - Generate ideas
ü Step 2 - Display ideas
ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups
ü Step 4 - Create header cards
ü Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
NEXT STEPS
Finalization & validation
NEXT STEPS
≫  Wording team
§  Love for language, words, dictionaries
§  Advanced English skills
≫  Behaviors & stories matching team
§  Knowing people
§  Fast reading skills
≫  Validation team
§  Easy to communicate with people
§  Interview skills
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
Results
The process
Expectations match
NEXT BIG STEP
≫ Delivery & Deploy discussion

Company values mapping at RealtimeBoard using affinity diagramming

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    AFFINITY DIAGRAM A toolthat gathers large amounts of language data (ideas, opinions, issues) and organizes them into groupings based on their natural relationships
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    BASIC PRINCIPLES ≫ Affinitize silently ≫ Gofor gut reactions ≫ Handle disagreements simply
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ≫ Step 1 - Generate ideas ≫ Step 2 - Display ideas ≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ≫ Step 4 - Create header cards ≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    LAST CHANCE TOADD — 5 min ≫ If you skipped the survey ≫ You’ve got a gut feeling ≫ You want to emphasize something
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ü Step 1 - Generate ideas ≫ Step 2 - Display ideas ≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ≫ Step 4 - Create header cards ≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ü Step 1 - Generate ideas ü Step 2 - Display ideas ≫ Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ≫ Step 4 - Create header cards ≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    SORTING IDEAS —20 min ≫ No talking, only moving ≫ 2 similar ideas è place aside in 1 group ≫ Look for other ideas to add to the group ≫ Ideally 5-7 groups ≫ Don’t force loners ≫ If in conflict, duplicate & mark cards
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ü Step 1 - Generate ideas ü Step 2 - Display ideas ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ≫ Step 4 - Create header cards ≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    NAME HEADERS — 20min ≫  An idea that captures the essential link among the ideas ≫  Single card or post-it ≫  Think in slogans, phrases, idioms ≫  Combine: nouns + adjectives, verbs + adverbs ≫  Think in gerund forms ≫  If in doubt, find synonyms in the dictionaries, check values examples from other companies, lists of 500 core values ≫  If struggling with English, add comments in Russian ≫  You can talk :)
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ü Step 1 - Generate ideas ü Step 2 - Display ideas ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ü Step 4 - Create header cards ≫ Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    CREATING AN AFFINITYDIAGRAM ü Step 1 - Generate ideas ü Step 2 - Display ideas ü Step 3 - Sort ideas into groups ü Step 4 - Create header cards ü Step 5 - Draw finished diagram
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    NEXT STEPS ≫  Wordingteam §  Love for language, words, dictionaries §  Advanced English skills ≫  Behaviors & stories matching team §  Knowing people §  Fast reading skills ≫  Validation team §  Easy to communicate with people §  Interview skills
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    HOW DO YOUFEEL? Results The process Expectations match
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    NEXT BIG STEP ≫ Delivery& Deploy discussion