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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 many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min15-30 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
3-125-122-83-20
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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