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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-120 min | 60-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-6 | 12-100+ | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |