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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 45-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |