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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Empathy MappingConsensus Workshop3-Circle Venn Diagram
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30–60 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-8 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |