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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-45 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-3 | 4-12 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |