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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Product Strategy RICE Scoring |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many initiatives compete for the same resources, it brings reach, impact, confidence, and effort into one shared ranking. It makes prioritization economically connectable. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-10 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | RICE Scores, Ranked List, Assumption Log | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | PrioritizationScoringRoadmapTradeoffs | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |