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Criterion
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
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-81-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
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ALPEN Method
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
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