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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth Hooked Model |  Growth Funnel Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60-120 min | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | GrowthRetentionConversion | GrowthBehaviorRetention | AnalyticsConversionGrowth |