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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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