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| Criterion |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |