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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 illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
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 a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional10-20 min je Frage0.5-2 Tage30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation6-5020-500+3-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items
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ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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