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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp | ![]() Innovation TRIZ | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-4 h | 30-90 min | 10-20 min je Frage |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 2-8 | 3-20 | 6-50 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | LearningDialogueFacilitation |



