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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Innovation TRIZ |  Facilitation World Café |  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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-4 h | 60-180 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 12-100+ | 15-200 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |