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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Affinity Estimation.
Agile
Affinity Estimation
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.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 many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes.
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45-90 min60-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-83-12
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Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAffinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
GrowthRetentionConversion
EstimationBacklogRelative sizing
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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric