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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Surveys | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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