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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 60-90 min | 8-15 min | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-12 | 1-10 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |