Follow the Rabbit

Concept Map
Purpose
• An intuitive way to represent a system.
Use it to show complex relationships
between parts of a system in an easily
readable way.
Pros
• Shows complexity in an intuitive way.
• Because each node-link-node
connection forms a sentence, even
people who did not create the map can
make sense of it.
Cons
• Shows relationships, but not dynamics.
• Becomes less readable with size – they
work best with about 10 to 15 nodes
unless significant effort is put into
information design.
Considerations
• If you brainstorm the concepts onto
post-it notes, you can move the nodes
around while creating the map.
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