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Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min45-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
4-123-85-30
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas