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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Operations After-Action Review |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | 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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 20-45 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 15-200 | 3-12 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | LearningOperationsImprovement | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |