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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus 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.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.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
115-30
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDaily Priority List, Completion NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping