Turns relationships, patterns, and leverage points into a tangible result by setting system boundaries, collecting components, and deriving leverage points.
Core question: Which components, actors and relationships form the system, where are boundaries, and which levers are changeable inside boundary?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
3-12
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, selection, and decisions into a tangible result by setting a central theme, collecting main branches, and selecting relevant areas.
Core question: Which terms, subtopics, and relationships around the guiding question are relevant, and which gaps become visible?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-45 min
1-10
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Knowledge ModelingCategory: Knowledge Modeling. Describes the method's domain of use.
Clarifies concepts, relationships, and rules by framing the focus question, gathering concepts, and checking gaps and contradictions.
Core question: Which concepts belong to the focus question, how are they semantically related, and where do knowledge gaps or contradictions appear?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-2 h
1-8
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Knowledge ModelingCategory: Knowledge Modeling. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns concepts, relationships, and rules into a tangible result by defining the scope and knowledge domains, gathering knowledge holders and artifacts, and planning transfer actions.
Core question: Where is knowledge located, who is the sole holder, and which gaps or single points of failure must be closed before a critical period?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.