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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Concept Mapping5-Minuten VC-CheckKnowledge Mapping
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h | 5-15 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-8 | 1-5 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | StartupValidationCompetition | KnowledgeMappingRisk |