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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |
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