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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights 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.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-120 min30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
14-102-104-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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