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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Tage | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-10 | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |