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Criterion
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal1-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-101-52-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree