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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Architecture arc42 |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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