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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 for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend30-90 min30-60 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
11-62-104-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
DecisionTreeOptions
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
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