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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Architecture ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs) |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2–4 h review as a planning range; preparation and evaluation additional |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Designers, developers as users, and facilitation |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Prioritized development tasks, Jointly produced code or pseudocode, Observed difficulties and open design questions, Proposed design revisions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | ArchitectureEngineeringFeedbackValidationTasks |
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