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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Innovation Morphological Analysis |  Decision Making RAPID |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 2-8 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | IdeationInnovationCreativity | DecisionRolesGovernance | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |