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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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