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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling NeOn Methodology | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The NeOn Methodology structures ontology work as a controlled process with reuse, scenarios, and reviews. It is useful when ontologies should not emerge ad hoc but modularly and reusably. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen bis Monate | 2-4 h | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ontology Requirements Specification, Reuse Plan, Ontology Modules, Evaluation Report | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyMethodologyReuseSemanticEngineering | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |



