KJ method in the narrow sense

  • Jiro Kawakita’s terms
    • Inconvenient to identify the concept because it only says “narrow compared to wide.”
  • I want to give it another name.
    • primitive KJ method
    • Primitive KJ method (I guess that’s a little negative nuance) Another narrowly defined KJ method
  • What many people unfamiliar with the KJ method first see and recognize as “that’s the KJ method.”
  • The one where people who are not familiar with the KJ method get together and write their ideas on post-its, and then everyone gets together to look at the small number of post-its (less than 100 or so).
    • It conflicts with the original KJ method in many aspects.
  • name
    • Post-it workshops.”

broad sense KJ method

  • The elements that the original KJ method had were taken out and applied to various purposes.

    • Put something nearby that might be relevant.”
    • Create a sentence that sums up several elements (the front page).”
    • Bundling reduces the apparent number of sheets.”
  • These elements often appear in things unrelated to the KJ method

    • For example, the Outliner
      • Write things in bullet points.
      • Rows and trees can be easily moved with shortcut keys.
        • = “Put something nearby that might be relevant.”
      • The tree can be folded up.
        • = “Bundle them together to reduce the number of sheets they look like.”
    • For example, there is no law governing the use of the word “kozane”.
      • Write in fragments and staple them together.
      • It’s a set of nameplate making and predication.
  • Diary 2022-07-02 ← Diary 2022-07-03 → Diary 2022-07-04 100 days ago Diary 2022-03-25. 1 year ago Diary 2021-07-03.


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