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Scrum Master - The Scrum role responsible for facilitating the process and removing team impediments.
Give and Take - Adam Grant's framework describing three reciprocity styles: givers, takers, and matchers.
Marketing Mix (4Ps) - The four key elements of marketing strategy: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.
Agile Manifesto - A foundational declaration of values and principles for iterative, collaborative software development.
Creative Problem Solving - Structured methodology alternating between divergent exploration and convergent evaluation to systematically generate innovative solutions.
Problem Solving Cycle - A structured iterative approach to systematically identify, analyze, solve, and learn from problems.
Sources of Advantages - The key factors that create competitive advantage: talent, hard work, curiosity, energy, temperament, and partner.
Kishōtenketsu - A four-act narrative structure from East Asian storytelling that creates engaging narratives without relying on conflict as the driving force.
Outcome-Driven Innovation - A systematic innovation process developed by Tony Ulwick that uses customer-desired outcomes as metrics to discover unmet needs and guide product development.
Four Pillars of Creativity - Anne-Laure Le Cunff's framework identifying Capture, Practice, Create, and Share as essential elements for nurturing creativity.
Enneagram - A personality typology describing nine interconnected types, each with core motivations, fears, and paths for growth, emphasizing psychological and spiritual development.
Hero's Journey - A universal narrative template identified by Joseph Campbell that describes the common stages heroes undergo in myths, stories, and transformative experiences across cultures.
ADKAR Model - A change management framework: Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement.
RICE Framework - A prioritization framework scoring initiatives by Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort.
Types of Productivity - A holistic framework identifying four types of productivity: task, intellectual, emotional, and social.
Three-Act Structure - A narrative framework dividing stories into three parts—setup, confrontation, and resolution—that has been the foundation of Western storytelling for over two millennia.
Wardley Maps - A strategic mapping technique that visualizes the evolution of components in a value chain.
Bloom's Taxonomy - A hierarchy of learning objectives from basic recall to higher-order synthesis and creation.
Two-Year Test - Teach what you would have found valuable two years ago.
AIDA Model - A classic marketing framework describing the stages of customer engagement: Attention, Interest, Desire, Action.
Quad Pattern - A documentation pattern using four complementary document types: rules, processes, requirements, and references.
ABCD Framework - A structured feedback framework using four key questions: Awesome, Boring, Confusing, and Didn't believe.
Forces of Progress - A JTBD framework diagram showing the four forces that influence a customer's decision to switch from an old solution to a new one.
Workflow Cashflow Outflow Model - A three-phase framework for building a sustainable creator business: optimizing work systems, generating income, and scaling through delegation.
SWBATS - A framework for writing learning objectives using the stem 'Students Will Be Able To' followed by a measurable action verb.
SMART Goals - Goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Go-to-Market Strategy - A comprehensive plan for launching a product or entering a market, covering positioning, pricing, channels, and sales approach.
Product Owner - The Scrum role responsible for maximizing product value through backlog management.
Freytag's Pyramid - A five-part dramatic structure model that maps the rising and falling tension of classical narratives through exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement.
Story Spine - A storytelling framework using eight sentence prompts to create compelling narratives with clear causality and emotional arcs.
TOCLA Approach - Turn one idea into five content pieces: Teach, Observe, Contrarian, Listicle, Analyze.
SAVERS - A six-component morning routine framework consisting of Silence, Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing.
Trigger-Routine-Reward - The three-part structure of habits: cue that triggers behavior, routine performed, and reward received.
Kolb Learning Cycle - Experiential learning model: experience, reflect, conceptualize, experiment - then repeat.
The Rule of 3 - When you distill any topic into 3 things, you've got a memorable framework.
GROW Model - A structured coaching framework using Goal, Reality, Options, and Will stages.
Levels of Work - A framework describing four progressive stages of professional work, from traditional employment to running a large organization.
Network Effects - A product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it.
Vision Grid - A structured framework for documenting and analyzing your vision for the future.
Top of Funnel (TOFU) - The awareness stage of the marketing funnel where prospects first discover your brand through educational, entertaining, or problem-focused content.
Marketing Funnel - A framework representing the customer journey from first awareness through consideration to purchase decision, with content strategies for each stage.
ACE Framework - Action, Context, Experience - a framework for structuring decisions and learning.
Knowledge Capture Framework - A systematic approach to identifying, documenting, and preserving important knowledge.
Four Noble Truths - The Buddha's core teaching on the nature of suffering and the path to liberation.
Feature Branching - A development workflow where each new feature is developed in a dedicated branch before being merged into the main codebase.
The Idea Compass - A framework for exploring ideas in four directions: North, South, East, West.
Second Brain Phases - The five phases of building and using a second brain system, from capture to sharing.
DIKW Pyramid - A hierarchy showing the progression from Data to Information to Knowledge to Wisdom.
Standard Operating Procedure - A documented set of step-by-step instructions for carrying out routine operations consistently and efficiently.
Dewey Decimal System - A library classification system organizing knowledge into ten main classes.
Complex Adaptive Systems - Systems composed of many interacting agents that adapt their behavior based on experience, resulting in emergent collective behavior and evolution over time.
Middle of Funnel (MOFU) - The consideration stage where prospects evaluate solutions to their problems, comparing options and seeking deeper information.
Entrepreneurship Toolbelt - The essential skills, knowledge, and resources that entrepreneurs need to build and grow businesses.
Business Model Canvas - A strategic template for developing new or documenting existing business models.
Pyramid of Communication - A hierarchical structure for presenting information from conclusion to supporting details.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - A personality assessment categorizing individuals into 16 types based on four dichotomies: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving.
Knowledge Management Proficiency Ladder - A ten-level progression framework for developing knowledge management skills from beginner to expert.
Recognition-Primed Decision - A model of how experienced professionals make rapid decisions by matching situations to patterns from their experience.
Business as a System - A mental model that views a business not just as a product or legal entity, but as an interconnected system of processes, channels, and components.
Scrum - An agile framework for managing complex work through iterative sprints and defined roles.
Triangle of Purpose - Three questions to define purpose: Who is your audience? Why must this exist? What's in it for you?
Knowledge Lifecycle - The stages knowledge passes through from creation and capture to application, sharing, and eventual archival or retirement.
Empathy Canvas - A design thinking tool for understanding users' thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Problem-Agitate-Solve - A three-step copywriting framework that identifies a problem, intensifies the emotional urgency around it, then presents a solution.
Swiss Cheese Model - A model illustrating how accidents occur when holes in multiple layers of defense align, allowing a hazard to pass through all barriers.
Sparketype Assessment - A personality assessment that identifies the nature of work most meaningful to you, at the intersection of passion and purpose.
SySTEM Model - A decision-making framework: Sensing, Thinking, Experimenting, and Modeling together.
Double Diamond Process - A design framework with four phases: Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver.
Six Sigma - A data-driven methodology for eliminating defects and reducing process variation to achieve near-perfect quality.
Optionality - The strategic practice of keeping options open to benefit from uncertainty and unexpected opportunities.
Story Circle - An eight-step narrative framework created by Dan Harmon that simplifies Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey into a circular structure for crafting compelling stories.
Lean Manufacturing - A systematic method for eliminating waste within a manufacturing system while maximizing value for customers.
Theory of Constraints - A management philosophy that identifies the most critical limiting factor (constraint) in a system and systematically improves it.
Effort vs Impact - A prioritization matrix that evaluates tasks based on their effort requirements and potential impact.
RACI Matrix - A responsibility assignment matrix: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed.
Blue Ocean Strategy - Creating uncontested market space rather than competing in crowded existing markets.
Story Arcs - Universal narrative patterns that describe the emotional trajectory of stories, from 'Rags to Riches' to 'Man in a Hole.'
3x3 Template - A structured writing framework that organizes content into three components: defining the 'what', outlining 'how' in 3 steps, and explaining 'why' with 3 reasons.
Universal Design for Learning - A framework providing flexible approaches to meet all learners' needs from the start.
STAR Method - A structured storytelling framework for articulating experiences through four components: Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
Jobs To Be Done - A framework for understanding customer needs by focusing on the 'job' they're trying to accomplish, not the product they're buying.
Bottom of Funnel (BOFU) - The decision stage where prospects are ready to buy and need final convincing that your solution is the right choice.
OKRs - A goal-setting framework using Objectives and measurable Key Results.
Stoic Virtues - The four cardinal virtues of Stoicism—Wisdom, Justice, Courage, and Moderation—considered the foundation of a good life.
C.O.D.E.C - Capture, Organise, Deconstruct, Emerge, Create - a knowledge management workflow.
Save the Cat - A screenwriting methodology by Blake Snyder that breaks stories into 15 specific beats with page-number guidelines, providing a structural template for crafting compelling narratives.
DISC Assessment - A behavioral assessment measuring four personality traits—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—widely used in workplace settings for team building and communication.
Hype Cycle - A model developed by Gartner that describes the typical progression of emerging technologies through phases of inflated expectations, disillusionment, and eventual productive adoption.
Expected Value - A probability-weighted average of all possible outcomes used to make rational decisions under uncertainty.
Before-After-Bridge - A persuasive storytelling framework that paints a picture of current struggles, envisions a transformed future, and presents your solution as the path connecting the two.
FILE Framework - Information should be easy to File, Identify, Locate, and Retrieve.
ICE Scoring Model - A prioritization framework scoring ideas by Impact, Confidence, and Ease.
Complexity Theory - The interdisciplinary study of complex systems, examining how relationships between components give rise to collective behaviors and emergent properties.
Barbell Strategy - A risk management approach that combines extreme safety on one end with small, high-risk/high-reward bets on the other—avoiding the mediocre middle.
Continuous Community Framework - A model for building sustained engagement and value in communities over time.
Eisenhower Matrix - A prioritization framework using urgency and importance to categorize tasks.
Noble Eightfold Path - The Buddhist path to ending suffering through right understanding, conduct, and mental discipline.
GitFlow - A structured branching model for Git with specific branch types for features, releases, and hotfixes.
10-10-10 Rule - A decision-making framework that evaluates choices by considering how you will feel about them in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years.
Core Human Drives - Five fundamental motivations that drive all human behavior: the drives to Acquire, Bond, Learn, Defend, and Feel.
Waterfall Methodology - A sequential project management approach where phases flow downward like a waterfall.
Scrumban - A hybrid agile approach combining Scrum's structure with Kanban's flow-based principles.
Porter's Five Forces - A framework for analyzing industry competition through five key forces that shape profitability.
Risk Response Strategies - The four primary approaches to handling identified risks: avoid, transfer, mitigate, and accept.
PERMA Model - Martin Seligman's framework for well-being based on five pillars: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment.
From Collector to Creator - The transformative journey from passively collecting information to actively creating original work, using PKM as a bridge between consumption and creation.
High Performance Habits - Brendon Burchard's research-based framework of six habits that drive sustained excellence.
DACI Framework - Driver, Approver, Contributors, Informed - a decision-making accountability framework.
Choice Architecture - The design of how choices are presented, which profoundly influences the decisions people make.
Five Hat Racks - Richard Saul Wurman's framework stating that there are only five ways to organize any information: location, alphabet, time, category, and hierarchy.
Improvement Kata - A scientific pattern for achieving challenging goals through iterative experimentation and learning.
Understanding by Design - The Wiggins & McTighe framework for curriculum design focused on enduring understanding and transfer.
HERO Model - An acronym representing four core values for positive workplace interactions and personal relationships: Honesty, Empathy, Respect, and Open-mindedness.
Futures Wheel - A visual brainstorming tool for exploring the cascading consequences of a change or decision.
Idea Multiplier - Derek Sivers' framework showing that the value of an idea comes from multiplying it by the quality of execution.
Sales Funnel - A visual representation of the customer journey from initial awareness to final purchase.
Cardinal Virtues - The four principal virtues in classical philosophy: prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude.
Kepner-Tregoe Method - A structured problem-solving and decision-making methodology using systematic analysis to identify root causes and evaluate alternatives.
Seek, Sense, Share - Harold Jarche's Personal Knowledge Management framework centered on exploring new ideas, making sense of discoveries, and sharing learnings.
LATCH - Five universal ways to organize information: Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, Hierarchy.
Information Lifecycle Management - A comprehensive approach to managing data through all stages from creation to disposal based on its value and requirements.
Prospect Theory - A behavioral economics framework showing that people value gains and losses asymmetrically, with losses hurting more than equivalent gains please.
Lippitt-Knoster Change Model - A framework showing that successful change requires vision, skills, incentives, resources, and an action plan working together.
Stadium of Selves - A mental model for viewing your life as a gathering space where all versions of yourself - past, present, and future - coexist and communicate.
SWOT Analysis - Strategic framework analyzing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
Seven Deadly Sins - The Christian tradition's list of fundamental vices that lead to other sins.
SCQA Model - A storytelling framework using Situation, Complication, Question, and Answer to structure compelling narratives.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - A psychological theory organizing human needs into a five-tier pyramid, from basic survival needs to self-actualization, where lower-level needs must be satisfied before higher ones can be pursued.
ADDIE Model - A five-phase instructional design framework: Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.
OODA Loop - A decision-making framework consisting of four phases: Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act.
Content Flywheel - A self-reinforcing content system where each piece of content generates insights, audience, and material that fuels the creation of more content.
Value Proposition Canvas - A tool for designing and testing value propositions by mapping customer profiles (jobs, pains, gains) to value maps (products, pain relievers, gain creators).
Fast and Frugal Heuristics - Simple decision rules that use minimal information yet often outperform complex analysis in uncertain environments.
Trunk-based Development - A version control workflow where developers integrate small changes frequently into a single main branch.
SCQA Storytelling Model - A narrative framework: Situation, Complication, Question, Answer for persuasive communication.
Two-System Thinking - The mind operates through fast, intuitive System 1 and slow, deliberate System 2, each with distinct strengths and weaknesses.
Autonomous Framework - A personal work philosophy focused on maximizing autonomy by minimizing distractions and maximizing ownership, options, and leverage.
Coaching Kata - A structured pattern of questions for developing scientific thinking and problem-solving skills in others.
The Circle of Learning - A cyclical framework describing how learning progresses through experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation.
Theological Virtues - The three Christian virtues of faith, hope, and charity/love.
Design Thinking Process - A human-centered problem-solving methodology with five iterative phases.
CORE Creativity Model - A creativity framework: Collect, Organize, Reflect, Express.
Regret Minimization Framework - A decision-making approach that evaluates choices by imagining yourself at age 80 and asking which option would minimize lifetime regret.
PDCA Cycle - A four-step iterative management method (Plan-Do-Check-Act) for continuous improvement of processes and products.
Reversible vs Irreversible Decisions - A framework for categorizing decisions as one-way doors (Type 1) or two-way doors (Type 2).
Kano Model - A framework for prioritizing features based on customer satisfaction and functionality.
Personal Organization Roadmap - A step-by-step guide for building your personal organization system, from basic tools to a comprehensive LifeOS.
DevOps Manifesto - Principles promoting collaboration between development and operations teams for faster, more reliable software delivery.
8D Problem Solving - A structured eight-discipline methodology for investigating complex problems, identifying root causes, and implementing permanent corrective actions.
SECI Model - Nonaka and Takeuchi's framework describing four modes of knowledge conversion: Socialization, Externalization, Combination, and Internalization.

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