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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 shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
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 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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend60-120 min5-15 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
15-123-201
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
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