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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | KnowledgeMappingRisk |
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