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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  UX Design Customer Journey Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | When a journey needs to be understood across several phases, it arranges experience, touchpoints, and opportunities into one picture. It makes gaps and friction along the user path clear. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 1-3 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Customer Journey Canvas, Pain Points, Experience Opportunities | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | JourneyCustomerService designCanvas | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |