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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing1-4 h60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-201-54-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesContext Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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SignalsOperationsVisual management
ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe