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Paper illustration for Storytelling
Facilitation
Storytelling
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing arc42 with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
arc42
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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-4 Wochen60-120 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
1-66-30 Experten2-81-4
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story ArcExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication PlanArchitecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View
Tagsno overlap
CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication
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