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Criterion	Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis	Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram	Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)	Systems Thinking Stock and Flow 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.	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 Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics.
Complexitydifferent	Medium	Medium	Medium	High
Timedifferent	45-90 min	1-3 h	2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional	2-6 h
Participantsdifferent	3-8	2-8	Designers, developers as users, and facilitation	1-6
Formatdifferent	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop + async	Workshop + async
Outputdifferent	CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints	Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points	Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions	Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap	Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders	FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics	ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks	DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking

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