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Criterion
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional10-20 min je FrageHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation6-5015-200
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card