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Dynamic affinity mapping tool

Use our affinity diagram software to categorize thoughts, ideas, and data from your brainstorming session and turn them into actionable takeaways.

Organization

Create an affinity diagram online to uncover valuable insights from brainstorming sessions. Turn sticky notes into themes and patterns with Gather and Sort functions, and use tagging to identify priorities and resources.

Ideation and brainstorming

Our infinite canvas offers endless possibilities for brainstorming powerful ideas with your team. Capabilities like freehand drawing encourage creativity while templates add structure. Use sticky notes and Sticky Note Import to easily collaborate and communicate. All team members have the space they need to share their thoughts during ideation sessions.

Strategic planning

Use our strategic planning tools to create your affinity map. Organize and prioritize ideas with voting, the timer, and grouping functions. Divide up larger groups with breakout boards to facilitate collaboration and productive discussions. Export your affinity board into a presentation to easily highlight and share product information.

Actionable insights

Turn ideas into reality with our affinity diagram generator. Transform any project or brainstorming session into organized, logical, and detailed tasks that make sense for your team.

Teamwork and collaboration

Lucidspark makes it easy to collaborate in real time with your team. Features like commenting, @mentions, and chat keep everyone connected throughout the project no matter where you’re working from. React to ideas with emojis, icons, and GIFs to get buy-in and keep the team engaged.

Integrate and align

Integrate your affinity diagram software with popular project management tools like Smartsheet, Slack, Google Drive, Jira, and Azure DevOps. You can also import Lucidspark boards into Lucidchart or seamlessly switch between purpose-built tool sets with universal canvas.

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Facilitator Tools

Keep your brainstorming session and your team on track with features like take the lead and timer.

Dynamic Tables

Organize ideas to derive meaning and insights, plan work visually, and take action more quickly.

Embedded links

Embed your Lucidspark boards in external documents (and vice versa) to consolidate project info.

Comment, chat, react

Make it easy for the whole team to collaborate and communicate about ideas surfaced on your whiteboard.

Breakout boards

Create breakout boards to divide a large group into smaller groups for activities or discussions.

Visual Activities

Empower informed decision-making with interactive activities that make feedback actionable.

Timelines

Create Timelines to show past events or future plans. Add details such as status, assignee, or estimate.

Lucidspark feature highlights

Keep your brainstorming session and your team on track with features like take the lead and timer.

Affinity diagram templates

Get inspired and visualize affinity diagrams faster with free, customizable templates.

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How to create an affinity diagram in Lucidspark

Follow along with this video tutorial and learn how to turn brainstormed ideas into actionable insights using affinity diagrams in Lucid.

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Why teams choose Lucidspark

As a virtual whiteboarding application, Lucidspark’s infinite canvas enables teams to move seamlessly from ideation to planning and building.

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Collaboration. Bring teams together side by side on a shared canvas from anywhere in the world.

Alignment. Build transparency and shared understanding of how a team or company works.

Large-scale change. Increase visibility, standardization, and knowledge sharing across your entire org.

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Affinity diagrams for product managers, project managers, and UX designers

Affinity diagrams help multiple teams organize data and identify patterns. Product managers use them to uncover themes, project managers to create tasks after brainstorming sessions, and UX teams to analyze user research for trends and usability issues.

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Frequently asked questions about our affinity diagram maker

How can I organize my sticky notes into groups?

You can automatically sort sticky notes into containers based on tags or any other criteria you might choose.

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Do you have templates to help me get started?

Absolutely! Choose from several templates to help you brainstorm, analyze business solutions, or plan projects. Start with a template or drag one to your board to keep collaboration moving.

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Is there a faster way to turn my ideas into sticky notes?

Add sticky notes by dragging and dropping from the Primary Toolbar or use Sticky Note Import to upload CSV or TXT files to convert into sticky notes.

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Should I use Lucidchart or Lucidspark?

Lucidchart is an intelligent diagramming application for creating process maps, org charts, network diagrams, cloud infrastructure diagrams, project timelines, and more. Lucidspark is a virtual whiteboard used for ideation, brainstorming, and planning with your team. Both tools work together seamlessly as part of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite.

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Everything you need to make an affinity diagram online

In addition to our online whiteboard tools, Lucidspark offers support and training resources to help you ideate, plan, and build with your team.

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