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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h30 min Setup, dann laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsRAID Log, Status Report SourceIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record