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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |