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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 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.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage60-90 min30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
15-2004-102-84-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tags1 shared
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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