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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)
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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be revised, between the architecture overview and the detailed specification.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20-60 min2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional15-60 min je Zyklus1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1Designers, developers as users, and facilitation1-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + 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 revisionsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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