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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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 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
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage30-90 min1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2001-65-302-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
DecisionTreeOptions
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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