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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Delivery
Shape Up
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
1-82-4 pro Pitch
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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