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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | 1-4 Wochen | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 6-30 Experten | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |