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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 15-200 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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