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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|
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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |
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