Getting Things Done® podcast from Vital Learning

In this episode Morten talks to David Allen, originator of GTD! A fun and quite different episode, where we decided to aim for questions that David HADN'T been asked before - such as... - What is the most surprising place GTD has taken you? - What place have GTD not taken you yet that you wish it will? - What's the longest time you have ever have slept? - Could you have created GTD without your la...

In this episode Lars talks GTD with Christian Solmunde Michelsen, Head of Sales and Marketing at Maersk Training in Denmark. Christian is a long time GTD'er who shares how he came across GTD, how he it has helped him both at work and at home, the tools he uses and much more. Get in touch with Christian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansolmundemichelsen/ And as always, if you have...

We all fall off the GTD wagon at times, what are the most common pitfalls that we see? Both Morten and Lars thought they had a solid GTD practice set up until they really started to dig in to the material, so they speak both from personal experience as well as training/coaching experience. Which steps do people most commonly struggle with? Listen to this episode to learn what they are and how to h...

In this episode, our special guest is GTD'er and LEAN fanatic Jonas Langeteig. He is head of The Lerøy Way Office and responsible for implementing GTD and LEAN at Lerøy. He is also a certified GTD Trainer for in-house seminars in Lerøy and he has some very interesting thoughts about the intersection between GTD and LEAN and how they fit together. Get in touch with Jonas Langeteig on LinkedIn: http...

"How do you tweak your GTD system the right way? We know that GTD works but you also have to tailor it to make it work best for you. How do you do that? What can you tweak and what are common ways to do it? Listen to this episode to get tips for tweaking your system to make it work even better for you. Links referenced: - Episode on Natural Planning Model: https://soundcloud.com/gtdnordic/the-natu...

Where do ideas come from and how can we use that in GTD? This special interview episode will dive into that topic with Emil Sunesen, practical creativity expert with a background in Digital Innovation and Management. What are ideas? How can we better capture ideas outside the mind, e.g. when using the Natural Planning Model? And how do we brainstorm better, both individually and as a team, to come...

What's it like to use GTD as a family? That's what we look into in this episode, based on Morten and Lars' personal experience in their own families as well as from coaching clients' experiences. Can a child use GTD to clean up his/her room? How does it work to do GTD with a partner? How can you use the Natural Planning Model and Horizons of Focus with your family? Listen to this episode to learn...

GTD is about personal productivity but how does it impact an organization? Which parts of GTD are most used in relation to gaining a shared overview and collaborating with others? Horizons of Focus, Natural Planning Model®, Projects, Next Actions etc are all in use, listen to this episode to learn more and hopefully improve your organization as well. As always, if you have any feedback we'd love t...

The topic of this episode is a question from one of our listeners: What tools to use for capturing while driving/running? That turned into a whole episode about capture tools - what tools do you find in Morten and Lars’ tool belts? And what should you keep in mind about those tools? Hopefully this episode will help you get the right tools for the right tasks. What questions do you have about GTD?...

The Natural Planning Model (chapter 3 in the GTD-book) is an amazing model to think through your projects and it’s probably one of the most underused elements of GTD! So be sure to listen to this episode, we can almost promise you that you’ll want to start using this on more of your projects (in case you aren’t using it already). We’ll cover all 5 steps of the model, all the way from Purpose and d...

In this slightly longer episode, we dive deep into the Horizons of Focus. What are they and how do they fit into the GTD methodology? Or maybe you already know how important these can be - how do I get started? We also touch on how to use these in your business, how to use them with a partner to align on the future, exercises/approaches to help you figure out what your horizons contain and so much...

What’s the difference between reference material and support material for actions and projects? And what types of support materials are common? This episode is a bit shorter than previous episodes, but it contains a lot of good and practical tips. Where does Lars’ fallen-off jacket button, Mortens concert tickets and hotel voucher go until they’re needed? What about digital notes? What is Lars’ “D...

Your day is already split into three different types of work, even though you may not be aware of it! What are they and why are they relevant? How do you take these into account when setting your expectations for what you can get done? How do you decide if you should handle work that just shows up? How do you decide what actions from your lists to work on? Becoming aware of these two concepts can...

We are at the end of our walkthrough of the five steps to manage your workflow. In this episode we cover the fifth and final step: Engage! Listen to this episode to learn about choosing what to work on using the limiting criteria, the Horizons of Focus to prioritize and the three-fold nature of work - what are they? And why is this step so important? Morten and Lars also share some of their person...

This episode covers the fourth of the five steps to manage your workflow, Reflect! Now is the time to take a step back and review your work and life from a higher perspective… In this episode we focus on a keystone habit in GTD: The Weekly Review. We go through the 3 parts of a Weekly Review covering each of the 11 steps. What is the value of doing this? Is it easy to get done? Do you have to do a...

This episode covers the third of the five steps to manage your workflow, Organize! In Clarify you decided what to do about your stuff, now it’s time to place them where they belong. What lists or places are typically used by GTD’ers in this step? Where do we place the actionable and non-actionable ideas that we come up with? What should you keep in mind when Organizing? Listen to this episode to l...

This episode covers the second of the five steps to manage your workflow, Clarify! Learn how you figure out what all the stuff you captured means to you. How do you apply this step, what should you be aware of when you walk through it, what can you expect to get from it? Listen to this episode to learn more. As always, if you have any feedback we'd love to hear from you via podcast@gtdnordic.dk, y...

The first “real” episode of the podcast where Morten and Lars focus on the first of the five steps in GTD: Capture! What’s the science behind this, what tools do we use and what is our experience with using this step e.g. regarding notifications. Links referenced: - The magical number 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_Two - Humans have shorter attention spans...

What is GTD? How will you benefit from using the techniques? How did Morten and Lars start using GTD and how did it help them? Those are the topics of this very first episode of the Getting Things Done podcast from GTDnordic. Links referenced: - This Week in Tech podcast: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech - GTDnordic: http://gtdnordic.com/ As always, if you have any feedback we'd love to hea...