[Sigia-l] My card sorting book is underway!

[Stewart Dean]

>From: "Donna Maurer" <donna at maadmob.net>
>To: sigia-l at asis.org
>Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] My card sorting book is underway!
>Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:24:12 +1000
>
>And I'll add - just because it involves index cards, doesn't make it a card 
>sort ;)
>
>I've used index cards listing stages of a complex process, and asked users 
>to
>sequence them according to how they prefer to do the process. That's not a 
>card sort -
>just happened to use the box of cards in my drawer (and I also watched them 
>work, so
>don't throw that one back at me ;)

I've done the same thing, with cards for process and cards for expected 
information. I've also used cards (and post it notes) to capture scope in 
client workshops.

I can see the value of card sorting for user research and can see how it can 
be used to gain insight into how users perceive information, I just wouldnt 
use it validation or to build the main navigation. Validation is best done 
through usage and main navigation is better left to user task mapping and 
business priorities.

Stewart Dean



>On 25 Apr 2006 at 16:05, Bill Killam wrote:
>
> > I would like to point out that PERFORMING a card sort, USING card sort 
>data,
> > and ASKING USERS TO DO A CARD SORT and not the same things.
> >
> > Bill
>
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