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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h2-8 h30-60 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-85-124-1210-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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