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Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-2 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-81-3
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open QuestionsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)