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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h60-120 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-123-81-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
GrowthRetentionConversion
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas