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| Criterion |  Architecture C4 Model |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 2-3 h | 20-35 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |