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| Criterion |  Architecture arc42 |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | 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 | 1-2 Tage | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-10 | 5-15 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |