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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 of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
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.The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h1-3 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-81-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive
Tagsno overlap
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
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A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
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