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Criterion
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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Innovation
Double Diamond
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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.For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additionalWochen bis Monate1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation3-123-10 Kunden
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsProblem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
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Innovation
Design Sprint
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Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
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Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
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Product Discovery
Learning Card