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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend45-75 min1-2 Wochen pro Iteration
Participantsdifferent
112-82-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineTest Matrix, Test PlanPrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
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