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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
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h Setup, laufend60-120 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
115-121
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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