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Criterion
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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 C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-121-51-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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KnowledgeMappingRisk
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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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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Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test