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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Facilitation Storytelling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 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 | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |