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Selected:Causal Loop DiagramKnowledge MappingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Risk Storming
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Risk Storming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | 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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation |