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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-202-4 pro Pitch1-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram
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FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Communication Plan
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
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Fishbowl Discussion