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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h90-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesCoD Table, Prioritization SequenceKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping