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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Growth Flywheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | GrowthRetentionConversion |