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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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 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.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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Timedifferent
3-14 Tage1-4 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
50+1-51-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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QuantitativeResearchValidation
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)