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Criterion
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
Purposedifferent
When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min15-45 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
1-81-32-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks
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VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments