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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights 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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage1-4 Wochen30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2006-30 Experten2-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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