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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |
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