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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-121-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing