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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend5-15 min25 min Zyklen5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
13-2011
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption NotesDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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