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Selected:Empathy MappingFirst-click TestingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Software Architecture Canvas
| Criterion |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  UX Research First-click Testing |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | 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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min | 1-2 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-8 | 10-30 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop |