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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-61-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
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Delivery
Cost of Delay