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Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Purposedifferent
Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.
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Timedifferent
5-20 min30-90 min20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-61
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Understanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
Tagsno overlap
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
DecisionTreeOptions
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats