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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Architecture C4 Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-20 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization |