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A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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Facilitation
Storytelling
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
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 an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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
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Timedifferent
1-2 Tage45-120 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
1-41-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewNarrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcIdea List, Cluster, Shortlist
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ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity
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Architecture Communication Canvas
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