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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
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Agile
Ideal Days
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 effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-9
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
KnowledgeMappingRisk
EstimationEffortAgile
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Facilitation
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping