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Criterion
Paper illustration of a four-column Kanban board with limited ongoing work, a visible blocker and a review loop.
Engineering
Kanban
Paper illustration for Dot Estimation.
Facilitation
Dot Estimation
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Purposedifferent
When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable.When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing5-20 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-123-203-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metricsEffort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion TargetsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
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FlowVisual managementDelivery
EstimationEffortRisk
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting