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Selected:C4 Model Causal Loop Diagram ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Behavior Over Time Graph

Criterion	Architecture C4 Model	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent	The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.	A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.	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.	A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent	Low	Medium	Medium	Low
Timedifferent	1-4 h	1-3 h	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	20-45 min
Participantsdifferent	1-5	2-8	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-10
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap	ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics

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