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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | KnowledgeMappingRisk | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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