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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 15-200 | 12-100+ |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |
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