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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Architecture arc42 |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-4 | 4-10 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |