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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-121-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
TimelineFacilitationSequence
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding