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Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
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Shape Up
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Ivy Lee Method
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Time Blocking
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 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.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down5-10 min daily15-30 min Planung, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch11
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesDaily Priority List, Completion NotesBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
PlanningTime managementFocus
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