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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Operations Time Blocking |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Storytelling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 60–90 min | 45-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | PlanningTime managementFocus | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation |