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Criterion
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
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Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Decision Making
Argument 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.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.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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-81-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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