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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)GAP Analysis Causal Loop Diagram Wardley Mapping

Criterion	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Business Strategy GAP Analysis	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram	Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping
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.	GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.	A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.	Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions.
Complexitysame	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Timedifferent	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	1-3 h	1-3 h	1-3 h
Participantsdifferent	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	2-8	2-8	2-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points	Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	StrategyAnalysisPlanning	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics	StrategySystems thinkingDynamics

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