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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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.For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1 h bis mehrere Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
11-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning