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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Growth North Star 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |