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Criterion
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 Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-3 h1-3 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-33-81-410-50
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationaleSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsArchitecture Views, Cross-view Notes, RationaleSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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