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Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Purposedifferent
When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage60-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
15-2002-81-4
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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Paper illustration for Storytelling
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Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
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Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
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Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record