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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 15-200 | 5-30 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |