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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down20-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch13-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back