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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Growth North Star Metric |  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. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | Multiple workshops over several weeks |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | GrowthBehaviorRetention |