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| Criterion |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Hooked Model |  Growth Funnel Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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. | 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. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 8-15 min | 60-120 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthBehaviorRetention | AnalyticsConversionGrowth |