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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
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 usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min10-20 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-84-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanStoryboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique