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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
Purposedifferent
In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list.
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30-60 min45-90 min90-180 min initial, dann laufend
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsKPI Tree, Owner List
Tagsno overlap
MarketingPositioningCommunication
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement
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Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of Goal Question Metric with its method-specific working model.
Engineering
Goal Question Metric
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals