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Criterion
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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 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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.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
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min15-30 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-124-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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