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Criterion
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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
LowMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
13-82-64-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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