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| Criterion |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 8-15 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 4-5 Tage | 5-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 5-8 | 1-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed |