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Selected:Design ThinkingSolution InterviewArchitecture Inception CanvasARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 5-10 Interviews | 3-8 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |