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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-64-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling