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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Innovation Starbursting |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | 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. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | KnowledgeMappingRisk | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |