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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 Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration for Peer Instruction.
Knowledge Modeling
Peer Instruction
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.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.Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision.
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Timedifferent
30-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min je Frage
Participantsdifferent
3-202-4 pro Pitch6-50
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes
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FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
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