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| Criterion |  Growth Hooked Model |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis |  Operations 5 Whys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures | Root cause notes, Countermeasures |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthBehaviorRetention | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving |