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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Innovation Starbursting |  Architecture arc42 |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | 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 team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |