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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a JTBD interview notebook with a decision timeline, forces of change and a concise job hypothesis.
Product Discovery
Jobs to Be Done
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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 switching motives and progress are unclear, it reconstructs the situation from real customer circumstances. It shows why a switch happens and what kind of progress is being sought.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-3 Wochen5-10 min daily15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
15-12 Interviews11
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveJob Stories, Outcome Statements, Opportunity ListDaily Priority List, Completion NotesPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
CustomerOutcomesNeeds
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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