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Criterion
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
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.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.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
HighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 hMultiple workshops over several weeks60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-82-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
GrowthBehaviorRetention
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points