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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
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage60-90 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2004-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tags1 shared
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid