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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-30 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
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