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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Facilitation World Café |  Knowledge Modeling Concept 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. | 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 group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-12 | 12-100+ | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | KnowledgeMappingRisk | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |