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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 25-40 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |