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Criterion
Paper illustration of Working Backwards with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Working Backwards
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of Hooked Model with its method-specific working model.
Growth
Hooked Model
Purposedifferent
When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration.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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen60-120 minMultiple workshops over several weeks
Participantsdifferent
2-63-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision StatementFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogHooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check
Tagsno overlap
VisionNarrativeAlignment
GrowthRetentionConversion
GrowthBehaviorRetention
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A paper-based illustration representing North Star Metric with its core stages and visible working result.
Growth
North Star Metric
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram