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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-123-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadenceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
GrowthRetentionConversion
ChangeDecisionStrategy
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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