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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
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 a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-203-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
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Paper illustration for Delegation Poker.
Facilitation
Delegation Poker
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas