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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  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. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-6 | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |
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