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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-120 min | 45-75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |