What Is An Organizational Space?

An organizational space (or org space or space) is a concept used to discuss and understand organizational methods. It refers to a top-level category in an organizational hierarchy.

Some examples:

• Tiago Forte’s PARA method has four spaces:

  • Projects

  • Areas

  • Resources

  • Archives

• Nick Milo’s ACE method has three spaces:

  • Atlas

  • Calendar

  • Efforts

• The PEAKER method from Fractal Productivity has six org spaces.¹

  • Protocols

  • Efforts

  • Arcs

  • Keep

  • Embers

  • Records

If you maintain an inbox, this should also be considered a separate org space.

It is useful to distinguish by name any sub-structure (e.g., nested folders) located directly within org spaces. One can simply refer to them as organizational containers. An organizational container is a grouping directly below the top level. So, in PARA, for instance, if you have a project folder “Complete XY Report” within your Projectes space, this is an org container. Org containers are usually more dynamic than org spaces; they change more often.

1. You can find out more about PEAKER here.