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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-120 min15-30 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
15-123-123-20
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRanked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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