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| Criterion |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |
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