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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Architecture Request for Comments | ![]() Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping | ![]() Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |



