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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
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
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 usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h15-30 min30-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-81-82-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsStoryboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsTimeline, Milestones, Insight Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
TimelineFacilitationSequence
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