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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() 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. | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | 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 | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |



