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Criterion
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend1-2 h45-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
14-122-62-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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