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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
12-84-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
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Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping