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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 Reviewer | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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