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Criterion
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
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 Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 h
Participantssame
3-103-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Emotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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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
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas