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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Purposedifferent
An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min10-20 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-34-100+1-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model