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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Golden Path
Engineering
Golden Path
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 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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-45 min1-3 Tage Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-81-32-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogADR File, Decision Log, RationaleGolden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks
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GrowthRetentionConversion
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
EngineeringProductivityGovernance
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis