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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-30 min30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRAID Log, Status Report SourceKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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