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Criterion
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Purposedifferent
The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.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
LowMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
1Designers, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
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LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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Product Discovery
Learning Card
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration for Teach-back.
Knowledge Modeling
Teach-back
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective