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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Facilitation World Café | ![]() Decision Making Argument Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 60-180 min | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 12-100+ | 1-8 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | SensemakingDecisionRationale | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |



