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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | InnovationPrototypeResearch | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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