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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 Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
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.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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 Frage6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-206-502-4 pro Pitch20-500+
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesSession Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics
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FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
LearningDialogueFacilitation
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
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