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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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.For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufendWochen bis Monate30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
13-123-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveProblem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ProcessDivergenceInnovation
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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