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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-84-121-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogFunnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
GrowthRetentionConversion
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
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Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration: scenarios and architectural decisions are connected to identified risks.
Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)