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Criterion
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend30-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-612-81
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
DecisionTreeOptions
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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