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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge.When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend30-60 min45-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
13-103-123-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveEmotion Board, Themes, Action ItemsExpectation Map, Alignment Notes, AgreementsStart Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
AlignmentStakeholdersTeam
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
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