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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling | ![]() Operations PDCA Cycle | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept 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. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | KnowledgeMappingRisk | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |



