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Criterion
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for TRIZ
Innovation
TRIZ
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
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 complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles.When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.
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Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage0.5-2 Tage1-4 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
15-20020-500+2-83-20
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsContradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution ConceptsPrioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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