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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-20 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |