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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-84-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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