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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
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.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.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 min1-3 h1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-83-124-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
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VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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 of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points