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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Innovation TRIZ |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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 a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 1-4 h | 15-45 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |