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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 matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 Tage30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-42-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
IdeationInnovationCreativity
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