- Digital Workspaces
- Physical Workspaces

Tools for Sensemaking

- The process where understanding is built out of a collection of data.

- The process is ill defined and complex due to involving data that is incomplete, and can be deceptive or wrong. 

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Methods used by UX researchers to analyze and interpret data that is collected.

Data analysis and interpretation methods in UX research

Andrews, C., Endert, A., &amp; North, C. (2010). Space to Think: Large, High-Resolution Displays for Sensemaking. Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - CHI '10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753336 

Space to Think: Large, High-Resolution Displays for Sensemaking

Affinity Diagramming refers to the process of organizing related facts, ideas, or observations into distinct categories.

Affinity Diagramming

Sensemaking within User Research

While working with a large interdisciplinary team, everyone needs to be on the same page about user needs and behaviors, project goals, and all the different parts involved in a project. This common understanding by the team is commonly built by mapping. Mappings help a team make sense of and describe various parts and processes associated with a product or project.

UX mapping methods

Thematic analysis is a specialized nonstatistical technique used in qualitative research to analyze relatively unfiltered data by focusing on the prominent themes that emerge. Researchers use this method to deeply understand participant experiences rather than relying on numerical statistics.

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