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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 2-10 | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |