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Action Method

[ak-shuhn meth-uhd]
/// 1. A radically different approach to productivity from Behance, designed to simplify project management and life. The Action Method is based on the premise that all projects have three key components: (1) Action Steps (2) Backburner Items (3) Reference Items.

Action Method III: Make Time for Processing Your Next Steps

As you hurry through days filled with emails, phone calls, and meetings, action steps and references pile up. Why daily “processing time” is essential.…

Action Method II: Keeping Projects Alive

Action Steps are the most crucial component in pushing projects to completion. Here, we look at smart ways to manage these essential tasks.

Action Method I: Breaking Projects into Primary Elements

Working with a "bias toward action" is central to productive creativity. In this tip series, we offer an in-depth intro to Behance's own Action Method.…

10 Realizations For Productivity & Pushing Ideas Forward

We've distilled years of research into ten tips for super-charging productivity and turning your ideas into action.

Reconsider Your Workspace

Research shows that different spaces facilitate different types of thinking. We break down how to navigate the workspace to stay focused and motivated.…
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Think Inside a Self-Constructed Box

When we generate ideas, we’re told to 'think outside the box.' But it turns out a little bit of structure goes a long way in brainstorming sessions.

Measure Meetings With Action

While some of the greatest ideas and solutions come up in brainstorm meetings, we also lose most of our time in discussion without action.

Surround Yourself With Progress

Rather than dispensing with to-do lists and action steps, we recommend preserving them as an inspiring testament to progress already made.

Advertise Action to Yourself

Your time is precious currency, and there are many other activities competing for your attention. How are you going to advertise action to yourself?

Making Reference Items Helpful

Many of us spend too much time organizing and storing notes. We take a look at what references are really useful and how to organize them.

Our Action Addiction

After years of research, we developed the Action Method, a simple and easily customized method for managing projects. Then we became the guinea pigs.

Setting Up Action Areas

Taking action steps into the physical world, we experiment with setting up "action areas" to house anything that requires execution.