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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment 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.When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 Wochen pro Iteration90-180 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
12-64-121-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchivePrioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results ReportDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementCompleted Experiment Canvas, Success Metric
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
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