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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() UX Design Design Studio | ![]() Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|
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 several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Sketches, Concept Directions, Design Decisions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | SketchingCollaborationIdeation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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