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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  UX Research Diary Study |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-4 Wochen | 60-120 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience Timeline | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | UX researchTrackingBehavior | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |