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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  UX Research Card Sorting |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Information architectureNavigationStructure |
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