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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 for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend10-20 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
14-100+1
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveIdea List, Shared Insights, Emergent ThemesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FacilitationInclusionIdeation
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
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Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming