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In this conceptual paper we develop Wanda Orlikowski's [1] idea of considering the distinguishing characteristics of physical scaffolds as a metaphor to offer insights into how knowledge in practice is materially scaffolded. We build on an interdisciplinary analogy between two connotations of the notion of "scaffolding": physical scaffolding from an architectural-engineering perspective and scaffolding of the "everyday knowing in practice" from a knowledge management perspective. Based on that, we classify visual structures for knowledge communication in teams into four types of scaffolds: grounded (corresponding i.e., to perspectives diagrams or dynamic facilitation diagrams), suspended (i.e., negotiation sketches), panel (i.e., roadmaps or timelines) and reinforcing (i.e., a visual domain glossary). The article concludes with a set of recommendations in the form of questions to ask whenever practitioners are making choices regarding which types of visual structures should be used for specific knowledge communication needs. Our recommendations aim at providing a framework at a broad-brush level to aid choosing a suitable visualization template depending on the type of knowledge management endeavor.