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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 3-8 | 5-30 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |