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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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 several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | KnowledgeMappingRisk | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |