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Selected:Architecture Inception CanvasARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Customer Journey MappingConcierge MVP
| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-10 | 3-10 Kunden |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | JourneyServiceService design | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery |