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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Storyboarding | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method | ![]() Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-8 | 6-30 Experten | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |



