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Criterion
Paper illustration of two user profile cards with a goal, behavior evidence, and an open research question.
UX Research
Personas
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Purposedifferent
When target groups stay too vague and teams talk about the same people differently, personas create a shared, solid picture of usage. Condensed profiles make needs, contexts, and differences tangible enough for decisions.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Tage60-120 min45–90 min
Participantsdifferent
Internes Team2-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Persona Profiles, Needs Summary, Scenario NotesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas
Tagsno overlap
ResearchCustomerSynthesis
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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