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Paper illustration for VMGS
Business Strategy
VMGS
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Purposedifferent
VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently.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 a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team.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
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-3 h1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-122-81-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, StrategiesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanProduct Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation QuestionsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
VisionGoalsStrategy
KnowledgeMappingRisk
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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