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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
GrowthRetentionConversion
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
DecisionTreeOptions
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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