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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Domain Storytelling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Domain Storytelling
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-2 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process NarrativeConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS