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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Operations
MORT Analysis
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.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.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 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-82-61-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of Barrier Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
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