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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization 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. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |