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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
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 research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend45–90 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-101
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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