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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Leverage PointsStock and Flow DiagramWardley Mapping
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow 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. | 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. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | Half day | 2-6 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics |