Architectural discussions often produce diagrams, documents, and long meetings, yet teams still struggle to develop a shared understanding of domain behavior, responsibilities, boundaries, and critical constraints. Critical assumptions remain implicit until they surface later as design conflicts, coordination problems, or costly rework.

This workshop introduces Architectural Roleplay, a collaborative modeling approach in which participants explore a domain by taking on roles within a concrete scenario.

Rather than describing a system only from the outside, they step into the interactions that shape it: who acts, who decides, what information is needed, where handovers occur, and which constraints influence the flow. By making these dynamics tangible, the workshop helps teams uncover hidden assumptions, conflicting responsibilities, missing decisions, and unclear boundaries early.

Participants will experience the technique hands-on in a guided exercise, then reflect on what became visible through enactment that would have remained abstract in a conventional modeling session. They will learn where Architectural Roleplay complements established domain-design and architecture practices, supports rapid domain exploration, knowledge transfer across disciplines, and the discovery of architectural constraints before design decisions harden.

You will leave with a practical facilitation approach, criteria for selecting suitable scenarios, and a clearer understanding of how experiential modeling can complement established architecture and Domain-Driven Design practices.