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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
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Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-20 Reviewer1-3
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Argument Mapping
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