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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Context Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Open Space Technology | ![]() Facilitation Nominal Group Technique | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 20-500+ | 5-12 | 15-200 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |



