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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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 uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | LeanStartupValidationMVP | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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