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Operations
Time Blocking
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Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
13-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
KnowledgeMappingRisk
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
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Operations
ALPEN Method
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing