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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
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-52-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid