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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 10-20 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-100+ | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |
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