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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
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
13-85-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
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1-2-4-All
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting