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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1 h bis mehrere Wochen15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
11-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard ChangeVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S