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Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
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.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
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-45 min1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-85-304-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
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Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)