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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Innovation TRIZ |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-8 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |