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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Decision Making Pareto Analysis |  Operations Eat the Frog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 2-6 h | 30-60 min | 15-90 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Pareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus List | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution |