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Selected:Intervention MappingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)McKinsey 7SArchitecture Inception Canvas
| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | 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 | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |