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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 5-30 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |