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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Rich Picture | ![]() Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-10 | 4-20 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |
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