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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | 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 central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-12 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |