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Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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 user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min2-4 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
2-64-102-4 pro Pitch
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceJourney Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
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CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
JourneyServiceService design
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Customer Journey Canvas
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
A paper-based illustration representing Service Blueprint with its core stages and visible working result.
UX Design
Service Blueprinting