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Selected:Outcome-Driven InnovationArchitecture Inception CanvasArchitecture Decision RecordArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Architecture Architecture Communication 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 15-45 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |



