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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Four paper collections for projects, responsibilities, resources and archives.
Knowledge Modeling
PARA Method
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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.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.Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down1-3 h Setup, laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch11-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge ArchiveConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps
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PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
KnowledgeProductivityOrganization
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping