For iPad

Run the Algorithm Process Improvement System on Your iPad

The five-step method Elon Musk uses, built for GoodNotes and Notability. Import the PDF, or drop the tile straight into the notebook you already plan in, and run it with your Apple Pencil.

Get the System ($19.99) See how it works
One-time purchase. Two worksheets plus a free Get Started Guide.
Quick Answer The Algorithm is a five-step process improvement method: question, delete, simplify, accelerate, then automate. The iPad version imports into GoodNotes or Notability as a PDF, and the PNG tile drops straight into a notebook you already use. Two worksheets plus a free Get Started Guide, $19.99.

Built for how you already plan on iPad

If you run your week in GoodNotes or Notability, you do not want another app to manage. You want something that lives inside the notebook you already open every morning. That is why this comes as both a PDF you can import and a PNG tile you can drop right onto a page next to your weekly spread.

Write on it with your Apple Pencil the same way you write everything else. The handwriting is the point. It slows you down just enough to make real decisions about what a process needs and what it does not.

The Algorithm: five steps, in strict order

The method comes from Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk. The order is the whole point. Run the steps out of order and you make waste faster instead of removing it.

1

Question every requirement

Put a real person's name on every requirement. If nobody can defend it today, it is a suspect.

2

Delete the step

Cut hard. If you never add about 10 percent back, you did not cut enough.

3

Simplify and optimize

Clean up only what survived. Do not polish a step that should not exist.

4

Accelerate cycle time

Find the single slowest step, the bottleneck of record, and fix that one first.

5

Automate

Last. Always last. Only automate steps that survived all four prior steps.

What you get

Two worksheets, a Process Improvement Template and a Before and After Process Map, in three formats. On iPad, the PDF and the PNG tile are the two you will reach for.

PDF

Best for GoodNotes

Import into GoodNotes or Notability and write with your Apple Pencil.

PNG

Drop-in tile

Add it straight onto a page in the notebook you already plan in.

OneNote

Notebook template

For when you switch to OneNote on a laptop.

How to use it on your iPad

  1. Buy and download. You get an instant download after checkout on brandenbodendorfer.com.
  2. Import or drop it in. Import the PDF into GoodNotes or Notability, or add the PNG tile onto a page in your current notebook.
  3. Write with your Pencil. Run the five steps by hand on the worksheet.
  4. Keep it going. Carry the next step in your daily plan and review weekly so the change sticks.

Get the system for your iPad

Two worksheets, three formats, and a free Get Started Guide. One-time $19.99.

Get the System ($19.99)

Frequently asked questions

Does this work with GoodNotes and Notability?
Yes. The worksheets import as PDFs into GoodNotes 5 and 6 and Notability on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Write on them with your Apple Pencil.
How do I add the worksheet to my existing GoodNotes notebook?
Use the PNG version. Add it as an image or import it as a page into the notebook you already plan in, so the worksheet sits right next to the rest of your planning.
What is the Algorithm process improvement method?
A five-step method from Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk: question, delete, simplify, accelerate, then automate. The order matters because automating a step that should not exist just locks in waste.
Is this a one-time purchase?
Yes. Pay $19.99 once and the files are yours to keep and reuse on as many processes as you want. No subscription.
Do I need the Key2Success Planner to use this?
No. The worksheets work on their own. The Key2Success Planner adds the daily and quarterly cadence that turns one cleanup into a habit.

About Branden Bodendorfer

Branden is the creator of the Key2Success Planner, a digital planning system used in 52+ countries, and a 20-year marketing and coaching professional. He builds tools at the intersection of digital planning and execution. Visit brandenbodendorfer.com.

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