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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-63-81-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
GrowthRetentionConversion
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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