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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Operations Getting Things Done |  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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 1 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |