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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Context Map Causal Loop Diagram Bounded Context Canvas

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Domain Modeling Context Map	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram	Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas
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.	When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.	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.	When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.
Complexitysame	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-3 h	1-3 h	1-3 h
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	2-8	2-8	3-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points	Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics	Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling

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