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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Innovation Design Sprint |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 4-5 Tage | 3-14 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 5-8 | 50+ | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | QuantitativeResearchValidation | InnovationPrototypeResearch |