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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
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.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.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 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
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min2-4 h workshop plus review45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-84-103-122-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
MarketingPositioningCommunication
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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