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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |