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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Causal Loop Diagram makes feedback, reinforcement, and balance in a system legible. It uncovers side effects and self-reinforcement that stay hidden in linear explanations.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-82-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveCausal Loop Diagram, Feedback Notes, Leverage PointsRich Picture, Problem Framing Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FeedbackSystems thinkingCausalityDynamics
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
Systems Thinking
CATWOE Analysis
Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
Systems Thinking
Current Reality Tree