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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Decision Making DACI |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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 | 30-60 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |