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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Growth Flywheel |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-120 min | 5-20 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 3-20 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | GrowthRetentionConversion | EstimationEffortRisk | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |