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| Criterion |  Growth Hooked Model |  Delivery Communication Plan |  Architecture C4 Model |  Growth Flywheel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthBehaviorRetention | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | GrowthRetentionConversion |