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| Criterion | ![]() Growth Flywheel | ![]() Product Strategy Product Vision Board | ![]() Growth North Star Metric | ![]() Product Strategy KPI Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 product needs a shared direction, it connects target audience, benefit, and business picture in a clear vision. It makes the envisioned future legible for the team. | 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. | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Product Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | KPI Tree, Owner List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement |



