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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Storytelling |
|---|---|---|---|
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |
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