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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling | ![]() Facilitation Consensus Workshop | ![]() 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. | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h | 1-3 h | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 5-30 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |



