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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-82-62-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model