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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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.The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design.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.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hMultiple workshops over several weeks1-3 h60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-82-84-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
GrowthBehaviorRetention
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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