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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Context Canvas | ![]() Agile ROAM Board | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When work needs to move between different states or columns, it makes that movement and its handoffs legible. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as a ROAM Board and an Owner List. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-40 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-15 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | ROAM Board, Owner List | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | RiskAgileTrackingAlignment | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |
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