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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of a yellow story card, blue rule cards, green example cards and a red question card on a light workspace.
Agile
Example Mapping
Paper illustration for World Café.
Facilitation
World Café
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.When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound.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
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Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-203-712-100+
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsExample Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open QuestionsTable Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement
FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking
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Paper illustration of Acceptance Criteria Workshop with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Agile
Acceptance Criteria Workshop
Paper illustration for Fishbowl Discussion.
Facilitation
Fishbowl Discussion
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Facilitation
Open Space Technology
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Agile
Specification by Example