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Selected:Feynman TechniqueARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Risk StormingKnowledge Mapping
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 60-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan |
Tagsno overlap | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | KnowledgeMappingRisk |