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A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of Team API with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Team API
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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 expectations between teams stay fuzzy, it describes how a team can be reached, used, and held accountable. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Team API document.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 hHalf day initial, dann laufend1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-5Ein Team plus Stakeholder3-10 Kunden
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramTeam API DocumentConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
TeamAlignmentCommunicationService
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)