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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Mind 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 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 10-20 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 4-100+ | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |