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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-62-82-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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