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| Criterion | ![]() Delivery Communication Plan | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test | ![]() Facilitation Storytelling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | Half day | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |



