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| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Tree Testing |  Innovation Design Sprint |  UX Research Card Sorting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 Tage | 4-5 Tage | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Based on research question | 5-8 | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Information architectureNavigationFindability | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | Information architectureNavigationStructure |