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Criterion
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 Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend5-10 min daily30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
112-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveDaily Priority List, Completion NotesPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping