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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker
Paper illustration of an activity-role table with clear RACI assignments and one highlighted accountable role per activity.
Operations
RACI Matrix
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 it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences.With unclear responsibilities across several roles or areas, the method creates unambiguous accountability logic. It reduces friction because decision, execution, contribution, and information become separately visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
13-102-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveResponsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open QuestionsRACI Matrix, Responsibility Map, Decision Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation
RolesResponsibilityGovernanceOperations
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Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping