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Selected:Opportunity InterviewARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)Architecture Inception CanvasProblem Interview
| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | 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 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. | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h | 30-60 min je Interview |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 3-8 | 5-12 Interviews |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation |