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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h1-4 Wochen60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-51-64-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas