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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
12-4 pro Pitch1-32-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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