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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
11-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tags1 shared
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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