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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
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge 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.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h1-2 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
11-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business HypothesesKnowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
KnowledgeMappingRisk
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