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Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.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
30-90 min10-20 min daily1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-811-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
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