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| Criterion |  Growth Hooked Model |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Decision Making DACI |  Growth North Star Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthBehaviorRetention | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention |