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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |