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Selected:ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Worst Possible IdeaBrainstormingReverse Brainstorming
| Criterion |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Worst Possible Idea |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Reverse Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a seemingly familiar problem with paralyzing seriousness, the method dissolves pressure and fear of judgment. It deliberately makes failure pictures extreme, so hidden assumptions become visible faster. This clarifies what a workable path should avoid. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | For persistent errors or blockages, the method shifts the view to the opposite of the desired effect. It exposes the mechanics of failure and makes hidden causes easier to grasp. This makes improvement more concrete and the problem clearer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-12 | 4-12 | 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 | Bad Idea List, Reframed Concepts, Idea Shortlist | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Reverse Ideas, Risk Themes, Solution Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | IdeationCreativityDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityRisk |