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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  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 Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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