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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down45-90 min45–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch2-63-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Empathy Mapping
UX Research
Empathy Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling