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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option
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GrowthRetentionConversion
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
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Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree