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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Starbursting |  Architecture Request for Comments |  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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 3-10 | 3-20 Reviewer | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |