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Criterion
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Purposedifferent
When switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 Wochen1-2 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
5-12 Interviews11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Job Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
Tagsno overlap
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration of Opportunity Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Scoring
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method