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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing C4 Model with its core stages and visible working result.
Architecture
C4 Model
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-52-4 pro Pitch11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component DiagramPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
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ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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