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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Future Reality TreeForce Field AnalysisLeverage Points
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |