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Paper illustration of Property Graph Schema Design with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Property Graph Schema Design
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
Property Graph Schema Design turns business and technical requirements into a robust graph schema. It fits when query patterns, constraints, and migrations need to be thought about together.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
4-8 h initial, dann iterativ45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-62-81-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Schema Diagram, Node and Relationship Catalog, Index Plan, Migration Scripts, Sample QueriesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
Knowledge graphModelingSemantic
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Red Teaming
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping