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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  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 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. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 5-12 | 3-20 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |