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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Purposedifferent
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.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.When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsCustomer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
JourneyCustomerService designCanvas
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
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Knowledge Modeling
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