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Criterion
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Purposedifferent
When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-120 min45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-62-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Observation Notes, Improvement IdeasDecision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
LeanObservationProcessOperations
DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis