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Criterion
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview
Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Purposedifferent
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.An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung1-4 Wochen2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews3-20 Reviewer3-10 KundenDesigners, developers as users, and facilitation
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer SegmentsRFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or ticketsConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksPrioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions
Tagsno overlap
DiscoveryInterviewsValidation
ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks
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