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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-2 h45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews4-122-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadencePower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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