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Selected:Getting Things DoneAffinity DiagrammingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Eat the Frog
| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | 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 method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 45–90 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |