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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend20-60 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
112-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogIssue Map, Positions, Argument Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
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