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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 for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-90 min10-20 min je Frage15-45 min0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-206-501-320-500+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesADR File, Decision Log, RationaleSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
LearningDialogueFacilitation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
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