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Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-83-201
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
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FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review