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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Operations Time Blocking |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 15-90 min daily | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | PlanningTime managementFocus | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |