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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 Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
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.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.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-121-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
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VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
KnowledgeMappingRisk
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming