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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Soft Systems MethodologyLeverage PointsForce Field Analysis
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 0.5-3 Tage | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-15 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |