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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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 experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-4 Wochen1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-85-201-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogDiary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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GrowthRetentionConversion
UX researchTrackingBehavior
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping