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Criterion
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Purposedifferent
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.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-103-10
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Rich Picture, Problem Framing NotesArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis