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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-82-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceCATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, ConstraintsRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid