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Paper illustration for Problem Framing Workshop.
Facilitation
Problem Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-120 min45-120 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-101-62-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis QuestionsNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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