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Selected:Future Reality TreeIntervention MappingRisk StormingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | 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. | 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 | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-5 Tage | 60-90 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 4-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |