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Selected:Intervention MappingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Fault IsolationCausal Loop Diagram
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Engineering Fault Isolation |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 technical failures, the visible symptom often gets mixed up with the actual cause. Fault Isolation narrows the fault space and progressively reduces which part of the system is truly affected. | A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 30-180 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Fault Isolation Map, Test Log, Excluded Hypotheses, Narrowed Fault Area | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | TroubleshootingDiagnosisEngineering | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics |