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Criterion
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Purposedifferent
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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
Multiple workshops over several weeks1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics checkExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
GrowthBehaviorRetention
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph