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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-811-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
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