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Selected:CATWOE Analysis ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Rich Picture Causal Loop Diagram

Criterion	Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Systems Thinking Rich Picture	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram
Purposedifferent	CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way.	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 Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.	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.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Medium	Low	Medium
Timedifferent	45-90 min	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	30-90 min	1-3 h
Participantsdifferent	3-8	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	2-10	2-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap	Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics

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