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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Architecture arc42 |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Architecture Views and Beyond |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 1-2 Tage | 45-120 min | 1-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 1-4 | 1-6 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture |