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Selected:Knowledge MappingSystems MappingRisk StormingARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | 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 | KnowledgeMappingRisk | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |