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Criterion
Paper illustration of Starbursting with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Starbursting
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
Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-2 TageHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-101-410-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption ListArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Innovation
Brainstorming
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Innovation
Lotus Blossom
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Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record