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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
12-81-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
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LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS