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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-82-4 pro Pitch2-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Delivery
Cost of Delay