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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |
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