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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Facilitation Mind 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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |