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Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Purposedifferent
When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily.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.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-2 Tage45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-61-42-6
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment ViewCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
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CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Views and Beyond method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Views and Beyond
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping