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TOOL
Card Sort
Short description

Card Sort is a simple yet powerful method for uncovering what matters most to your target audience. Participants rank a set of word or image cards by preference, quickly revealing key priorities and opening the door to deeper conversations about personal values and motivations.

Unlock-hypothesis

Lack of knowledge of local needs

On the one hand, the community’s wishes and priorities are gathered, which can help drive political will. On the other hand, residents engage more deeply with their own value systems.

Lock-in Layers

institutional, behavioural

Lock-in Cluster

Lack of Motivation/Intention & Habits, Personal and Social Beliefs, Attitudes, Governance incumbency, Political agency

Tool maturity Level

TML5

Link for further information about the tool
Level of effort for application

low

Skill level needed for application

low

Suitable spatial context

flexible

Spatial limitation

no

Target group

general public, local/district administration, local politicians, city administration, city politicians, residents of particular area, users of sustainable modes, car drivers

Empowerment strategy

shared knowledge generation, shared public participation

Visualisation

Languages

english