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Criterion
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Six paper cards show a person moving from a problem through a service flow to a completed outcome.
UX Design
Storyboarding
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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 a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built.When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h Setup, laufend30-90 min45-60 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
11-82-81-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveStoryboard, Concept Narrative, Testable AssumptionsAssumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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