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| Criterion | ![]() Growth Flywheel | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 5-30 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |



