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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation World Café |  Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction |  Facilitation Alignment 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 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. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 60-180 min | 10-20 min je Frage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 12-100+ | 6-50 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | LearningDialogueFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |