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Criterion
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
KnowledgeMappingRisk
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
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Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing