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Architecture for flow canvas - designing adaptive, socio-technical systems

For: System Architects, Platform Engineers

Overview

The Architecture for Flow Canvas, created by Susanne Kaiser, provides guidance for designing adaptive, socio-technical systems. It combines Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies in a structured way so that organizations can explore and align strategy, architecture, and team design.

Use it when you want to:

  • Create a shared picture of how systems and teams should evolve
  • Align business, technical, and organizational perspectives
  • Support decision-making in complex, fast-changing environments

Note that the approach has similarities with User needs mapping, but has a broader and more thorough scope.

Resources

To get started with Architecture for Flow, explore these resources:

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