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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 of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag bis 2 Tage6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min je Frage60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
15-2002-4 pro Pitch6-5012-100+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Session Board, Session Notes, Community LearningsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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