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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
A paper-based illustration representing Domain Storytelling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Domain Storytelling
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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.Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-8Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesDomain Story, Glossary Notes, Process NarrativeRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis