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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Architecture arc42 |  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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | arc42 structures architecture knowledge so teams can document system, decisions, and risks consistently. The template builds a living understanding of the architecture instead of scattered notes. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Architecture Document, Context View, Runtime View, Deployment View | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ArchitectureDocumentationCommunication | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |