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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 15-45 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |