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Selected:Architecture Inception CanvasGIST PlanningPower Interest GridArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 30-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |