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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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