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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-6 h | 1-3 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline |