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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-90 min60-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-63-83-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GrowthRetentionConversion
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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