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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Sprint Retrospective |  Agile Sailboat Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a sprint is over and friction shouldn't simply be carried forward, it opens the view onto collaboration and patterns. It creates space to see causes and changes together. | When a team wants to read momentum, brakes, and risks together, it offers an easily understandable picture of the situation. It makes drive, obstacles, and headwind visible in the same picture. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 30-60 min | Up to 3 hours for a one-month Sprint; shorter Sprints are usually shorter | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 3-10 | Scrum Team | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Improvement actions, Team agreements | Sailboat Board, Risks, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementLearning | RetrospectiveTeamImprovement |