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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|
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 Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |
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