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| Criterion |  Architecture Request for Comments |  UX Research Surveys |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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 | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 3-14 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 Reviewer | 50+ | 4-10 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | QuantitativeResearchValidation | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |