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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-2 h Setup, laufend30-60 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch111
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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