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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 Tage | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |
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