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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily15-90 min daily1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
114-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily FocusAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model