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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation | 1 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |