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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
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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.Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list.
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Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 minHalf day
Participantssame
3-83-83-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsValue Chain Map, Lever List
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GrowthRetentionConversion
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework