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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.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 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 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
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min15-30 min60-180 minHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-102-812-100+15-200
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared QuestionsSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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