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Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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 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.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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