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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
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.The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisionsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan
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ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Risk Storming
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for Soft Systems Methodology.
Systems Thinking
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