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Criterion
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention 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.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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-81-84-12
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
Tagsno overlap
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
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