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| Criterion |  Facilitation Question Burst |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Facilitation Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation. | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | 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 project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 | 3-12 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes |
Tagsno overlap | QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | KnowledgeMappingRisk | TimelineFacilitationSequence |