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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |