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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Innovation Solo Brainstorming |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an individual thinking problem with no counterpart immediately available, the method creates a protected space for one's own approaches. It prevents outside opinions from narrowing thinking too early. This lets ideas mature before they go into a group format. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Personal Idea List, Sketches or Mind Map, Pre-Read for Group Session | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | BrainstormingIdeationAsync | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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