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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Delivery Shape Up |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 60–90 min | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 2-8 | 20-500+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy |