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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-120 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 5-12 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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