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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
13-83-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for 1-2-4-All.
Facilitation
1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette