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Criterion
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h20–45 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-5Small cross-functional group3-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypothesesRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
AnalyticsConversionGrowth
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Failure Scenario Analysis.
Engineering
Failure Scenario Analysis