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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation How Might We |  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. | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30–45 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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