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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
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
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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 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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30-60 min45-90 min60–90 min45-90 min
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
MarketingPositioningCommunication
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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