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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.Teach-back checks whether an explanation actually got through to the other person. The method makes misunderstandings visible early and strengthens shared understanding in advisory and learning situations.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.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min5-20 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-82-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogUnderstanding Check, Clarification Notes, Learning GapsCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
LearningUnderstandingCommunication
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid