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| Criterion |  Product Strategy OKRs |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-20 | 3-8 | 5-30 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | OKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |