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| Criterion | ![]() Growth Flywheel | ![]() UX Research HEART Framework | ![]() Engineering Goal Question 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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | Helps clarify technical problems, hypotheses, and next steps in concrete terms. It breaks a technical problem into testable parts. The result is captured as a GQM table and metric briefs. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | GQM Table, Metric Profiles |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | MetricsMeasurementEngineeringAlignment |
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