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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Architecture Request for Comments |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | An RFC clarifies architecture context, options, and consequences. It structures technical context, alternatives, tradeoffs, open questions, and review feedback, and captures the result as an RFC document, reviewer comments, and a decision rationale. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-3 h | 1-3 Wochen vom Draft bis zur Entscheidung | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 2-8 | 3-20 Reviewer | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | RFC document, Reviewer comments, Decision rationale, Follow-up ADR or tickets | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ArchitectureDecisionAsyncGovernance | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |