Schritt 1What boundary are we silently drawing around the problem right now?
STEP 1 — Make Boundary visible
Boundary Critique does not begin with the solution, but with the question: Who and what is actually being considered?
Boundary conflicts45-60 minClarify boundaries and stakeholders
Canvas for diagnosis: Boundary Critique
A method for exposing brutal blind spots by questioning what, and who, was actively excluded from an architecture decision.
Useful for conflicts at interfaces between teams, domains or governance levels.
Diagnostic workflow
These steps lead from observing a symptom to a grounded intervention.
Problem: 0/3Method analysis: 0/4Intervention: 0/3
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Name the symptom
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make current boundary visible
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examine excluded perspectives
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Reframe boundary
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Derive interventions
Schritt 2Who bears the costs or risks without actually appearing in the current diagnosis?
STEP 2 — Examine excluded perspectives
The method develops its value where excluded perspectives suddenly suggest a different diagnosis.
Schritt 3What intervention becomes plausible if we draw the line differently?
STEP 3 — Derive reframing and interventions
The boundary shift usually results in other conversations, other responsibilities and other interventions.
Perspective check
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