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Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Ideal Days.
Agile
Ideal Days
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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When effort needs to be thought of as real working time, it offers a simple common denominator for comparison. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as Ideal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, and Capacity Caveats.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min15-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-9
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesIdeal Day Estimates, Assumption Notes, Capacity Caveats
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GrowthRetentionConversion
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
EstimationEffortAgile
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Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric