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Selected:Outcome-Driven InnovationArchitecture Decision RecordArchitecture Communication CanvasArchitecture Inception Canvas
| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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. | 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 Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 1-3 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |



