In more detail
Braun and Clarke suggest drawing thematic maps during the analysis, as a way of seeing how candidate themes and codes fit together and where the boundaries between themes sit. Early maps are often messy; later ones are cleaner and can become a figure in the write up.
A map is a thinking tool as much as a picture. Redrawing it as themes are reviewed often shows a theme that has grown too large, a code that belongs elsewhere, or a relationship between themes that needs explaining.
In Themescape
Themescape draws the map from your coded spreadsheet, so it changes when the coding changes. The same map can be read as a node network, a hierarchy or a file tree, and connections you record can be drawn on it.
Where to read more
Article: Three views of one thematic map ›