View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Decision Making DACI |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |