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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |
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