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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 5-15 | 10-50 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |
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