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| Criterion |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Growth Flywheel |  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. | 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. | 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 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60–90 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |