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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 Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Incident Command workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Incident Command
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.During an acute incident with several people involved, the method creates a clear leadership and communication structure. It reduces chaos when fast coordination and clean situational awareness are both needed at once.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
15-45 min20-60 minAs needed
Participantsdifferent
1-314-15
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ADR File, Decision Log, RationalePlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesIncident Log, Action Tracker, Stakeholder Updates
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ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
IncidentOperationsReliability
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Blameless Postmortem workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
DevOps
Blameless Postmortem
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration of a review with planned work, actual event sequence, comparison, and assigned improvement actions.
Operations
After-Action Review