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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend15-45 min1-2 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
11-101-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning Prompts
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
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