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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Purposedifferent
The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work.When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend10-20 min1-2 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
14-100+1-85-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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