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Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
Facilitation
Barcamp
Purposedifferent
When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.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
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-6 WochenHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-204-1015-200
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action PlanSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis