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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
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When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions.
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45-90 min60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-82-6
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogCounter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions
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OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
GrowthRetentionConversion
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric