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Concept Modeling
Drawing an idea as its parts and the links between them, so its logic can be checked.
What is Concept Modeling?
Drawing an idea as its parts and the links between them, so its logic can be checked.
What you learn
Draw the idea as parts and links. Gaps appear as missing links.
When it helps
people agree on an idea but describe how it works differently.
Use it at work
- Write the idea in one sentence.
- Draw who and what is involved as boxes.
- Draw what happens between them as arrows.
- Mark any arrow nobody can explain.
Your output
Draw your current idea as boxes and arrows: who, what and what happens. Mark any arrow nobody can explain.
Watch for
Describing an idea only in words, where missing pieces hide.
Related practices
- Information Architecture
- Scenario Building
- Service Blueprinting
- Mental Models
- Content Modeling
- Taxonomy Design
Sources
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