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Selected:Outcome-Driven InnovationDecision Rights MappingSoftware Architecture CanvasArchitecture Communication Canvas
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  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. | 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 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas |