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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge 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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-90 min1-4 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-82-103-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsRich Picture, Problem Framing NotesChallenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation PlanKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
RiskDecisionSensemaking
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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