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Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h Setup, laufend20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
11-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Action Lists, Project List, Review RoutineBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram