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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Storytelling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 60–90 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |