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| Criterion |  Growth Hooked Model |  Growth Flywheel |  Systems Thinking Causal Loop Diagram |  Systems Thinking Stock and Flow 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. | 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. | 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. | A Stock and Flow Diagram shows how stocks, inflows, and outflows shape a system over time. It is especially suited when growth, delays, or capacity limits determine the dynamics. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Causal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage Points | Stock and Flow Model, Dynamics Notes, Simulation Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthBehaviorRetention | GrowthRetentionConversion | FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics | DynamicsSimulationFeedbackSystems thinking |