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Criterion
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-45 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-82-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsNorth Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence
Tagsno overlap
GrowthRetentionConversion
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric