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Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue