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Criterion
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
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.When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
5-10 min daily15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
11-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Daily Priority List, Completion NotesSMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map