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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 5-30 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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