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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
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.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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-83-126-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
KnowledgeMappingRisk
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping