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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
Paper session grid with two time blocks, three rooms, colored session cards and an open topic pool.
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.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.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
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down10-20 min je FrageHalber Tag bis 2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-202-4 pro Pitch6-5015-200
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action ItemsPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesConcept Questions, Vote Results, Learning NotesSession Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings
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FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
LearningDialogueFacilitation
FacilitationLarge groupLearning
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