Concept mapping is a graphical technique that represents knowledge as concepts linked by labeled relations forming propositions, usually arranged hierarchically. It is used to teach, to elicit expertise, and to compare how individuals or team members structure the same domain.
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- DomainGroups & Decisions
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Editorial orientation · Entry type
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Related entries name an idea, effect or practice that belongs to a model or tool of the series. They are not models or tools themselves and are not counted as such; each one leads to the model or tool it comes from, and to its Executive Insight Brief.
Editorial orientation · Category
Theories & Explanatory Models
Explains how or why a communication process works by relating mechanisms, conditions or variables. Its value is an account that can guide inquiry into what produces an outcome, rather than a name for the outcome alone.