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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
A paper-based illustration representing Pirate Metrics (AARRR) with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
Pirate Metrics AARRR
Purposedifferent
The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.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.For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-120 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
13-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogAARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
GrowthRetentionConversion
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A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis