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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations Kaizen Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-120 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 0.5-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-6 | 4-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | LeanObservationProcessOperations | InnovationPrototypeResearch | LeanContinuous improvementOperations |