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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
EventStorming on a long working surface: colored event cards form a business flow, friction points are marked, and a boundary separates different areas of responsibility.
Domain Modeling
EventStorming
A paper-based illustration representing Event Modeling with its core stages and visible working result.
Knowledge Modeling
Event Modeling
Purposedifferent
Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views.Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h2-8 h2-6 h
Participantsdifferent
3-125-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsEvent Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open QuestionsEvent Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop
EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior
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Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)