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Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
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.The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly.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.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogArchitecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality AttributesProduct Vision Board, Vision Statement, Assumptions and Validation Questions
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GrowthRetentionConversion
CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop
VisionCanvasStrategyAlignment
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Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix