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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 RAPID
Decision Making
RAPID
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument 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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-45 min45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-81-33-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogADR File, Decision Log, RationaleRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision LogArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
GrowthRetentionConversion
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
DecisionRolesGovernance
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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