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'''Card sorting''' is a simple technique in [[usability]]user experience design]] where a group of subject experts or "users", however inexperienced with design, are guided to generate a category tree or [[folksonomy]]. It is a useful approach for designing [[information architecture]], workflows, menu structure, or web site navigation paths.

'''Card sorting''' has a characteristically low-tech approach. The concepts are first identified and written onto simple [[index card]]s or [[Post-it note]]s. The user group then arranges these to represent the groups or structures they are familiar with.<ref name="Nielsen 1995" >{{cite web