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Selected:arc42ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Design ThinkingArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |