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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | FlowMeasurementConstraints | FacilitationOptionsDecision | RationaleKnowledgeDecision |