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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)
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Paper illustration of Rapid Ideation with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Rapid Ideation
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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 a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additionalWochen bis Monate5-20 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation3-121-202-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsProblem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseIdeenpool, Roh-Shortlist, ClusterSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes
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ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
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