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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Hooked Model |  Product Strategy Product Vision Board |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | When a product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthBehaviorRetention | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |