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In this video, we'll perform an exercise to show you how card sorting is done.
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Hey everyone,
since we just talked about card sorting,
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I wanted to present an activity for
you to try on your own.
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Basically, I'd like you to be
the test user in an open card sort.
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Now, let's imagine I work for Slack.
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That's the chat platform that
a lot of people use these days.
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And just like anyone else, Slack needs
a website that serves up all the relevant
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information people need about
their app and their company.
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Well, our team at Slack has
created 23 different pieces of
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information that need
to be on our website.
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My task for you is to divide them into
groups and then come up with a name for
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each group so we can present them
within categories on a website.
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The number of groups is up to you.
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Make each one as big or small as you want.
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In the end,
all 23 pieces should be in groups, and
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those groups should have a name.
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Make sense?
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All right, here's what I can give you.
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First, I'll give you a list
of all the 23 items.
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Plus, since we're not doing
this activity in person,
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I'm gonna cheat a little bit and
give you a short description of each page.
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That should answer any questions you have,
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since some of the page titles
might be a little vague.
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Secondly, I've got a printable
PDF file of all 23 items.
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This way, if you want,
you can print out these cards for
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yourself and
arrange them on a table or a desk.
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So there you go,
take those pieces I've given you and
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do the card sort,
come up with groups and names.
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And in the next video we'll
talk about the results.
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See you then.
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