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Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-63-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items
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DecisionTreeOptions
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
FacilitationOptionsDecision
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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas