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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Purposedifferent
When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min60-120 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-103-85-303-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
GrowthRetentionConversion
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
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