Archives for the 'System' Category
Thoughts on LEAN and the GTD Workflow, Part II [HD BizBlog 1.2]
In the first post of this series I introduced the first three of the five basic steps of the LEAN methodology:
Define the Value to the Customer
Map the Value Stream
Introduce Flow
Introduce Pull
Perfection
In this post we will discuss the concepts of Pull and Perfection. Jens Poder has already described the idea of pull, which I will quote [...]
Thoughts on LEAN and the GTD Workflow, Part I [HD BizBlog 1.2]
The inspiration for this series of articles comes from Jens Poder at KnowledgeCraft blog, where he discusses using Toyota’s LEAN methodology to introduce some new features into his GTD practice. Over the course of the next few days, I will introduce you to the basic concepts of LEAN and how I have implemented them into [...]
GTD Buzzwords: Advanced Common Sense [Getting Things Done]
This is a guest post by GTD Wannabe of gtdwannabe.com.
The other day, I was listening to Merlin Mann’s Inbox Zero presentation, which was essentially the audio track to a talk he gave to Google employees back in July. It was a great talk, focused on your email, but there were many other nuggets of [...]
Protect Your GTD System [Getting Things Done]
As a true GTDer you (should) have captured “everything” from your personal and professional life into your GTD system of choice. That includes actions, current projects, future projects, dreams, and so on. If your GTD system is anything like mine, it doesn’t only contain general, neutral information, but also sensitive and private information.
Did you ever [...]
Designing Your GTD System: Part 3 [Organize IT]
Last week I did the first two parts to this series looking at questions you should ask yourself when thinking about designing your GTD system. Over the weekend I had another think and came up with a further three questions. Have any readers found them useful? Can you think of any other questions of your [...]
Building My DIY Planner [HD BizBlog 1.2]
This is my current Organizer, as it looks at the end of the two-month beta-test of the custom Calendar Pages -
My strategy behind this design is to create a system for managing the Hard Landscape with a tool that is just as conducive to planning (putting information into the calendar) as it is to implementing [...]
Print Your Own Calendar - Project Pics [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
I have loaded some new pics to Flickr, showing the different sections of the Organizer as it goes throught the beta-test.
The full post is not ready, but you can check out the work-in-progress here.
Original post here: Stephen
My Evolving GTD System Part 3 [Organize IT]
It’s been a while since I talked about the productivity system I use so I thought I would bring everyone up to date as a lot has changed and I learnt a few things about developing a system that really fits your needs. You can read my previous posts on the topic here and here.
The [...]
Print Your Own Calendar - A Review [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
Kate from Blog to Discovery has been kind enough to take on the beta-test of my GTD calendar project with me. She has posted her review at her blog, and has kindly allowed me to cross-post it here. Thank you, Kate, for your excellent suggestions.
I agree, by the way, the @Projects section is going away [...]
GTD with TiddlyWiki [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
The beta-test of my new organizer is going very well, and I have most of the layout settled, as well as the tabs for the various sections of the organizer itself. Your comments and emails have been very helpful in this experiment, and I thank you.
I have noticed that several of you use different digital [...]