Question

Because she is the team leader, Emma asked her group to write down ideas about how to approach their new project. She took the time to go through all the ideas, only to find out that most were similar in nature. Which technique would have helped her to simplify the situation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Affinity technique

Explanation:

In psychology, the affinity technique is a method for organizing verbal data. This approach is used to group ideas into clusters or categories based upon their affinity for one another.

In an affinity technique, the problem or question is established, then, participants write down  their ideas in sticky notes and once they finish they place their notes in an "affinity chart" forming groups of similar ideas (as is in clusters). This technique gives a clearer idea of the ideas presented by the group and they are also presented in a more organized way, with similar ideas side by side.

In this example, Emma asks the group to write down ideas about how to approach a new project. She takes the time to go through all the ideas but most of them were similar in nature. If she had used the affinity technique, the group would have created the affinity chart placing the similar ideas next to each other, giving Emma a better view of the situation and she would've spent less time going through them one by one. Thus, the affinity technique would have helped her to simplify the situation.