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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 for Team Charter.
Facilitation
Team Charter
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation 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 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 team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
13-83-123-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveSketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsTeam Charter, Working Norms, Role NotesExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
SketchingCollaborationIdeation
TeamAlignmentCollaboration
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
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