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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 an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Feynman Technique.
Knowledge Modeling
Feynman Technique
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.IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-3 h20-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-202-81
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesPlain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes
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FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding
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Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam