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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Design StudioA3 Problem SolvingDesign Charrette
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Design Design Studio |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Innovation Design Charrette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 2-5 | 10-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation |