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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared.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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-5 Tage | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |