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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  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. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | 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 | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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