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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 8-15 min | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-10 | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |