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Selected:Current Reality TreeARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Design ThinkingCausal Loop Diagram
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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 | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | InnovationPrototypeResearch | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |