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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-2 h4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-85-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
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Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
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Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
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