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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping