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Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung
Participantsdifferent
3-83-20 Reviewer
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets
Tagsno overlap
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
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Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette