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title: "How Lightweight ADRs and Architectural Advice Forums Can Support Architectural Decisions"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-lightweight-adrs-and-architectural-advice-forums-can-support-architectural-decisions-a3ns6cpcc
source_url: https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/06/architectural-decisions
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published: 2026-06-18T11:45:28.898Z
updated: 2026-06-25T00:20:08.541Z
tags: ["architecture", "productivity", "company-culture"]
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# How Lightweight ADRs and Architectural Advice Forums Can Support Architectural Decisions

**[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Andrew Harmel-Law's talk at GOTO Copenhagen explores how lightweight Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and an architecture advice process can decentralize architectural decision-making. ADRs serve as an immutable changelog and learning resource, while a weekly architecture advice forum builds trust and transparency by making decisions visible to all. Key failure modes include lack of trust, fear of accountability, and top-down mental models that prevent power-sharing. Harmel-Law argues that deciding small and fast, then gathering feedback quickly, is essential to good architecture in modern, fast-moving systems.

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