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Criterion
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.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 many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min1-2 h10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-125-121-84-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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