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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Purposedifferent
A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.
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HighLowMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h15-90 min daily60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-812-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments
Tagsno overlap
Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done