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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a journey map with four connected phases, several experience lanes and a point marked for closer investigation.
UX Research
Customer Journey Mapping
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
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.When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend2-4 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
14-101-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveJourney Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity BacklogEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
JourneyServiceService design
PrioritizationFocusTasks
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A paper-based illustration representing Customer Journey Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
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Customer Journey Canvas
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
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