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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-3 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |
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