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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
12-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique