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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
11-61-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
DecisionTreeOptions
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
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