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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Agile Mad Sad Glad | ![]() Operations After-Action Review | ![]() Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 3-10 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | LearningOperationsImprovement | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |



