Could utilising card sorting techniques assist in prioritising tasks?
I recently participated in a Camelot road test and was reminded of the effectiveness of card sorting in task prioritisation.
This prompted me to do some refresher reading, and I stumbled upon an excellent blog on the subject. For those less familiar, card sorting was initially used to assess information architecture, but it can effectively help prioritise tasks with groups of people.
So, are you ready to learn something new? Worth a ten-minute read!
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How to Revolutionise Your Prioritisation with the Unstoppable Power of Card Sorting
There are three types of traditional card sorts: open, closed, and hybrid.
Article by @_caryanne
As someone who studied Information Science, I’ve always been drawn to grouping and categorizing things. Imagine my glee when I first learned there was a UX research method that was all about grouping and categorizing. My internal monologue went a little something like this, “Making order out of perceived chaos! My favorite thing! Let’s find ALL THE PATTERNS!”
And while my analytical thinking brain would LOVE to throw card sorting at every problem it could, it’s not a one-size-fits-all method, just like all the other UX research methods out there. So, what’s it good for?
The Basics of Card Sorting
What is card sorting?
Card sorting was traditionally used for assessing information architecture. Typically, this method was used most for structuring website navigation and structure, like Jakob Nielsen describes in his 1995 study. However, this deceptively simple method can be used in many more ways than it’s been known for. There are also some other non-traditional methods that IBM design researchers are using it for: story-telling, multi-level hierarchy, and prioritization. I’ll discuss those methods after establishing the basics of traditional card sorting.
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