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Selected:Architecture Decision Record ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Causal Loop Diagram Behavior Over Time Graph

Criterion	Architecture Architecture Decision Record	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram	Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent	An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.	ARID examines how well developers can work with a technical design. It focuses on a part of the system that can still be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.	A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.	A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	15-45 min	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-3 h	20-45 min
Participantsdifferent	1-3	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	2-8	1-10
Formatdifferent	Async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points	Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics	Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics

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