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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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 controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
18-804-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up QuestionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS