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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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.When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-90 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-81-812-100+
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsStoryboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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