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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-410-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Delivery
Communication Plan
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Innovation
Starbursting