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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.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.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-4 Wochen5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
11-61
Formatsame
AsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas