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Selected:Outcome-Driven InnovationDecision Rights MappingArchitecture Inception CanvasSoftware Architecture Canvas
| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation | ![]() Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-12 | 3-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |



