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UX Design
Design Studio
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
KnowledgeMappingRisk
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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