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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture Architecture Decision Record | ![]() Growth Flywheel | ![]() Engineering Golden Path | ![]() Growth Hooked Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 60-120 min | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | Multiple workshops over several weeks |
Participantsdifferent | 1-3 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | GrowthRetentionConversion | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | GrowthBehaviorRetention |



