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Criterion
A paper-based illustration representing Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Discovery
Context Canvas
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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 problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min15-30 min0.5-2 Tage60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-820-500+12-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notesQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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