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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
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.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend45-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
13-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsInception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
AlignmentArchitectureCanvas
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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Product Vision Board with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Product Vision Board
Software Architecture Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Software Architecture Canvas