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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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 | 60-120 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 5-12 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |
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