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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 30–60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 5-30 | 4-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps |
Tags1 shared | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop |
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