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| Criterion |  Architecture Quality Attribute Workshop |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Quality Attribute Workshop translates quality requirements into concrete scenarios and architecture impulses. The method brings product, engineering, and operations to the same view of desired properties. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 8-15 min | 60-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-15 | 1-10 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Quality Scenarios, Priority List, Architecture Concerns | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | RequirementsArchitectureWorkshop | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |