Michael Ramone
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Something that has been bothering me.
I have several projects that I have been planning with the Natural Planning Model. The first 3 steps—defining purpose and principles, outcome visioning, and brainstorming—are straightforward and came naturally to me, as the name of the model suggests. Step 5, identifying next actions, is also straightforward and will likely give me no grief.
But step 4, organizing, has me confused. The book reads as follows:
* Identify the significant pieces
* Sort by (one or more):
* Components
* Sequences
* Priorities
* Detail to the required degree
Right off the bat, I'm confused. We do this effortlessly in our heads, of course, but I'm more concerned about what it means when I'm doing it on paper. I don't know that to which "pieces" is referring; I don't know what I am sorting and why I would be sorting it; I don't know what components, sequences, or priorities are; I don't know what detailing to the required degree looks like.
Anyone have an example of going from brainstormed list to organized structure? Any examples will be appreciated.
I have several projects that I have been planning with the Natural Planning Model. The first 3 steps—defining purpose and principles, outcome visioning, and brainstorming—are straightforward and came naturally to me, as the name of the model suggests. Step 5, identifying next actions, is also straightforward and will likely give me no grief.
But step 4, organizing, has me confused. The book reads as follows:
* Identify the significant pieces
* Sort by (one or more):
* Components
* Sequences
* Priorities
* Detail to the required degree
Right off the bat, I'm confused. We do this effortlessly in our heads, of course, but I'm more concerned about what it means when I'm doing it on paper. I don't know that to which "pieces" is referring; I don't know what I am sorting and why I would be sorting it; I don't know what components, sequences, or priorities are; I don't know what detailing to the required degree looks like.
Anyone have an example of going from brainstormed list to organized structure? Any examples will be appreciated.