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Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
11-64-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
DecisionTreeOptions
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping