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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Starfish Retrospective
Agile
Starfish Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-123-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanStarfish Board, Practice Changes, ExperimentsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Sailboat Retrospective
Agile
Sailboat Retrospective