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Criterion
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Purposedifferent
When delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible.For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-120 minMultiple workshops over several weeks
Participantsdifferent
4-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck listWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check
Tagsno overlap
LeanFlowWasteDelivery
WasteLeanProcess improvement
GrowthBehaviorRetention
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Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric