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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|
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 a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 5-30 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |
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