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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Usability Testing5-Minuten VC-CheckDesign Sprint
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h je Session | 5-15 min | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | Based on research question | 1-5 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tags1 shared | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ValidationUXPrototype | StartupValidationCompetition | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |