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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-180 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
14-201
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping