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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down15-90 min daily5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
1-82-4 pro Pitch11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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