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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 the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument 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.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 decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-30 min60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-84-101-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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