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Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Rich Picture workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Rich Picture
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.A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend30-90 min5-10 min daily
Participantsdifferent
12-101
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveRich Picture, Problem Framing NotesDaily Priority List, Completion Notes
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
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Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
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Paper illustration for CATWOE Analysis.
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CATWOE Analysis
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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