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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model 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.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.When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-83-125-15
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanSpotify Model Map, Action List
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
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Paper illustration of Team Topologies Interaction Modes with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
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Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S