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Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage1-3 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2001-84-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
SensemakingDecisionRationale
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion