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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Delivery RAID Log |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 5-20 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 1-20 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |