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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument 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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-5 Tage1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-84-121-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation PlanArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
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