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Criterion
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration for RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung15-30 min45-90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-20 Reviewer3-123-1210-50
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
DecisionRolesGovernance
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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