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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 for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration of Product Kata with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Product Kata
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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 controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover.Product Kata helps clarify customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence through a repeatable improvement routine. It captures direction, current metric, target metric, experiment notes, and learning.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage45-90 min1-2 Wochen je Loop60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2008-803-1012-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsDiscussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up QuestionsDirection, Current metric, Target metric, Experiment note, Learning reportTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationDialogueLarge group
OutcomesDiscoveryLearningIterationCoaching
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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