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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Discovery Assumption 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | Half day | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |