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| Criterion |  Growth Flywheel |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60–90 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthRetentionConversion | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |