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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 2-4 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |