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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy Strategic, Tactical and Operational Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | It places decisions and artifacts at the right level. Strategic planning clarifies direction, tactical planning translates it into programs, and operational planning steers concrete processes. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-2 h | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Planning Levels Map, Cadence Model, Planning Artifact Inventory |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CadenceGovernanceExecution |
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