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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Operations Time Blocking |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 45-120 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | PlanningTime managementFocus | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |